Springfield Man Guilty In Attempted Sexual Abuse Of Child

SPRINGFIELD, VA—A man from Springfield pleaded guilty Wednesday in attempting to pay for sex with an 8-year-old child outside of the U.S. Carl Sara, 63, faces 10 years to life in prison after trying to entice an 8-year-old to have sex with him.

According to court documents, Sara had been involved in a live-streaming webcam chatroom that involved sexually explicit content with minors and chats with minors.

Around May 2013, the defendant tried to get a woman from the Philippines to allow him to have sex with her 8-year-old daughter. Sara wanted to engage in sexual activity when he traveled to the Philippines that year. Prosecutors say he paid he $200 and offered to pay the woman an additional $300 after engaging with the child.

The case is part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood, a national effort to better identify online sexual predators and help the victims. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 8.

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