LEBANON, Pa. — A Lebanon man is facing federal charges for attempting to entice a minor online to engage in sexual activity, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Mason Morey, 26, of Lebanon, was charged Tuesday with with attempted online enticement.
Morey is accused of using the internet to attempt to entice a minor into sexual activity in Luzerne County between Nov. 28 and Dec. 8.
If found guilty, Morey will be sentenced at a later date. The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is lifetime imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
