Zephyrhills Man Gets 150 Years For Sexually Abusing Children

ZEPHYRHILLS, FL — A Zephyrhills man was sentenced this month to 150 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing three children.

Edgar Johan Diaz-Colon, 34, pleaded guilty on April 22.

According to court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, in 2018 and 2019, Diaz-Colon sexually abused three young children. Two of the victims, who were then 6 and 7 years old, lived near Diaz-Colon. He lured them to the studio where he was staying. There, on multiple occasions, he repeatedly raped the children and forced them to perform sex acts on him, according to court records.

Diaz-Colon video-recorded some of those incidents. He also hit one of the children with a belt and taped her mouth shut when she cried for help. Diaz-Colon threatened to kill the child if she told her parents about his abuse.

The third victim was 3 years old when Diaz-Colon abused her. He also video-recorded himself molesting the child.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Sanford Police Department and the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.

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