Pompano Beach man gets 20 years for enticing child

FLORIDA — A Pompano Beach man has been sentenced to prison for enticing a child into engaging in criminal sexual activity, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida has announced.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO), Michael E. Simpson Jr., 24, of Pompano Beach, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith to 20 years in prison for enticing a 10-year-old child into criminal sexual activity.

“In 2021, while sitting in a parked vehicle with his then fiancé’s 10-year-old daughter, Simpson began playing a sexually explicit video on his phone. He intentionally positioned it so the child could see it. While the video played, Simpson exposed himself to the child, touched himself, and solicited the child to have inappropriate contact with him,” the USAO said in its statement.

According to the USAO, the child reported the incident, and law enforcement began an investigation into Simpson and reportedly discovered he possessed approximately 264 videos and 1,146 images of child sexual abuse material of prepubescent children, including infants and toddlers.

“In addition, law enforcement found evidence that Simpson attended events in which grown adults dressed up in infant attire and engaged in sexual activity,” the USAO said.

On October 17, 2022, Simpson pled guilty to one count of enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. In addition to his prison sentence, he will have 15 years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe of the Southern District of Florida and acting Special Agent In Charge Michael E. Buckley of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) made the announcement.

HSI Fort Lauderdale investigated the case with assistance from Broward Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ajay Alexander and Brooke Latta prosecuted the case.

You may find related court documents and information on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case number 21-cr-60332.