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A Gulf Breeze man was sentenced to four years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida.
Brock A. Westrom, 36, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mark E. Walker to 48 months in federal prison. After serving his term of imprisonment, Westrom will have to register as a sexual offender and be subject to five years of supervised release.
Evidence at trial demonstrated that in July 2024, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, along with other law enforcement partners, conducted an undercover operation directed at finding people who were soliciting minors online for sex. On July 19, 2024, Westrom began talking with someone he believed was a 15-year-old.
He told the purported child the sexual acts he wanted the child to perform, the price he was willing to pay for those sexual acts, and then arranged a meeting location. Westrom traveled to meet the purported child at the agreed upon location, and he was arrested by law enforcement when he arrived.
Electronic evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant confirmed Westrom had, in fact, talked to the person he believed was a child and traveled to meet them.
Westrom's conviction was the result of an investigation by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Meredith L. Steer and Eric W. Welch.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Gulf Breeze man gets 4 year sentence for trying to entice minor for sex
