A Florida man pleaded guilty in federal district court to two counts of online solicitation of two young girls for sexual acts.
As part of his guilty plea, Malik Hosea Atkinson, 25, of Opa-Locka, also known online as “@jpmon8,” “@Mall9488673,” and “unknown_value#5861,” admitted that in 2022 and 2023, he met two teenage girls online in a social networking application.
Atkinson convinced the two young girls to meet him in person. To meet the first victim, he drove from Miami-Dade County to Palm Beach County to have sex with her multiple times in his white van.
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To meet the second victim, he drove to Broward County to have sex with her. Atkinson’s online account and phone revealed the sexual context of Atkinson’s communications with the two minor victims and confirmed that he had video-recorded himself sexually exploiting them.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 16 at 3:00 p.m. before U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg in West Palm Beach. Atkinson faces up to life in prison, lifetime supervised release, and payment of restitution to his victims.
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey B. Veltri of FBI, Miami Field Office, announced the guilty plea.
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