A man has pled guilty to Luring, after he was arrested for sexually explicit messages he sent to what he believed was an underage girl. Luis Sencion-Gonzalez (dob 10/16/85) initiated contact with a decoy social media page posing as a 15-year-old girl in March of 2024, though the undercover account did not respond until October. The account was operated by a member of the Human Exploitation and Recovery Operation with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. Despite the decoy account making it clear they were a child, Sencion-Gonzalez sent repeated, increasingly sexual messages, including detailing sexual acts he wanted to do.
Conversations with the defendant and the alleged child continued for several months, before a meeting was set in March of 2025 for the two to connect. When Sencion-Gonzalez arrived, he was detained by members of the HERO Unit, who had been conducting the operation alongside the Northern Nevada Regional Intelligence Center.
Sentencing is set for July 22nd before the Honorable Scott Freeman. The State is represented by Deputy District Attorney Jenna Garcia.
