{"id":383281,"date":"2025-11-16T16:04:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/383281\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:04:14","slug":"jacksonville-man-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-meet-child-for-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/383281\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville man pleads guilty to trying to meet child for sex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/92a4cd00b58ed9e218b22b1ef4f14d94.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to trying to meet an 11-year-old child for sex after communicating online with someone he thought was the child\u2019s parent, federal officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Noel Daniel Simonca, 48, was arrested in January by the FBI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prosecutors say Simonca used his cellphone and the internet to arrange a meeting with the undercover agent, who was posing as the parent of an 11-year-old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Simonca faces at least 10 years in prison, with a maximum of life, plus possible lifetime supervision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to court records, Simonca exchanged text messages with the undercover agent in December 2024, making plans to meet and describing his intentions in detail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He even suggested a photo shoot with the child and drove to a planned meeting spot in Jacksonville Beach, where FBI agents arrested him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&gt;&gt;&gt; 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