SOUTH JERSEY (KYW Newsradio) — A U.S. Air Force officer from Burlington County is facing federal charges for allegedly trying to meet up with a teen girl for sex.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey, 31-year-old Gabriel Perez, of Eastampton, thought he was speaking with a 14-year-old girl on Reddit, but he was actually chatting with an undercover officer for about two weeks.
In August 2024, federal investigators said Perez sent a graphic image of himself to the undercover officer. The next day, investigators said he tried to arrange a meeting for sex, and he was arrested at the prearranged meeting location with condoms in his pocket.
If convicted, Perez faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.
An undercover cop was posing as the teen online
