A troubled Bronx lawyer was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for arranging a sexual tryst with a 14-year-old girl in Connecticut, only to discover that the girl was actually an undercover cop. Ta.
Tong Hyun So, 47, began inappropriate online interactions with “Megan” in 2022. These included disturbing chats in which the lawyer asked her to send him “naughty photos” and described sexual acts he wanted to perform with her. United States Attorney for the Southern District said the New York man.
“Tong Hyun Soh attempted to engage in predatory behavior toward a person he believed to be 14 years old, demonstrating an alarming disregard for the safety and well-being of minors,” U.S. Attorney Damien Williams said in a statement. ” he said. “This sentence underscores our commitment to confronting threats against minors.”
Sue, also known as Jason Sue, first met Megan on the social platform Kick in April 2022 and they struck up a conversation, but she was actually a member of the Greenwich Police Department, which searches for pedophiles online. I didn't realize he was a detective.
In addition to requesting lewd photos, Suh promised to “record a little porn of themselves and it would be fun,” according to federal prosecutors. He said he arranged field trips to.
Prosecutors said the lawyer planned to take the Metro-North train to Connecticut, use a shuttle service to pick him up at his home, and then drive to the Stamford home he was renting for a sick tryst.
Megan asked him to bring condoms, lollipops, and marijuana.
But when Su showed up for a speech on May 27, 2022, waiting police slapped him with handcuffs and charged him with one count of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor.
Mr. Xu had been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison, but he pleaded guilty in March and was sentenced to 10 years on Friday.
