REPORT: Rome man gets 20-year prison sentence for enticing/coercing a minor and receiving child pornography

ALBANY, NY- A local man will spend two decades behind bars for engaging in sexually explicit chats and planning sexual acts with a child.

John Secor Jr., 46, of Rome, NY was sentenced last month to 20-years in federal prison for enticing/coercing a minor and for receiving child pornography.

This development is according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of New York.

As part of his guilty plea in the case, Secor admitted that in May of 2025, he began chatting online with a 16-year-old girl.

According to officials, Secor’s chats with the child quickly became sexual in nature, with Secor requesting that the child send him sexually explicit images and videos of herself, which she did.

Secor also admitted that he arranged a meeting with the child, during which Secor planned to engage in sex acts with the child.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Secor Jr. has been ordered to pay his victims restitution and he will be required to register as a sex offender upon release from prison.

In addition, Secor Jr. will undergo 15-years of post-release supervision.

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