WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – Clayton Everett Colborn, 31, Wesley Chapel, has pleaded guilty to two counts of enticement and coercion of a minor to engage in sexual activity, five counts of using minors to produce child sexual abuse images and videos, and one count of possessing child sexual abuse material.
Colborn who was indicted in July 2022, faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison and mandatory court-ordered restitution.
According to the Department of Justice, Colborn has agreed to forfeit electronic devices and his black Chevrolet Corvette, used “in the commission” of the offense.
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A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled for Colburn.
According to court documents, from 2018 through 2020, Colborn used a social networking application to find minors for the purpose of engaging in sex acts.
Colborn, who was between the ages of 27 and 28 at the time, created a fictitious profile named “Jason Rich” and indicated that he was 16 years old.
The social networking application is designed to help people make friendships and has two distinct age groups based on a user’s profile: 1) ages 13 to 17 years old and 2) ages 18 years and older.
Using the fictitious profile, Colborn met the victims in group one—ages 13 to 17.
He told the victims he was 16 years old and enticed them into sexual intercourse with him at various locations throughout central Florida, including his car, apartment, and victims’ residences.
In one instance, the Ocoee Police Department caught Colborn in a public park in the middle of the night with a child victim.
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Colborn’s pants were unzipped when officers chased and apprehended him in the park.
Law enforcement officers obtained DNA evidence that showed that Colborn had engaged in sexual activity with the child victim.
“To date, the FBI has identified and interviewed seven child victims who all resided within the Middle District of Florida. Colborn victimized each child victim in a similar manner,” said the DOJ.
During the investigation, the FBI obtained a federal search warrant for Colborn’s iCloud account and found approximately 30 videos and 81 images that Colborn had produced of himself engaging in sexual acts with various young girls between the ages of 13 and 17 years old.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Ocoee Police Department, and the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lisa M. Thelwell.
Anyone with information regarding Clayton Everett Colborn, also known as “Jason Rich,” “Jason,” “Clay,” or “Clayay” should call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit online at tips.fbi.gov.
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