FIFTEEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PEN. NABBED BY FEDERAL MARSHALS, PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.
BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Boca Raton resident Jerry Seal will spend fifteen years in federal prison after his arrest during a joint operation between the U.S. Marshals Service and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The United States Department of Justice provided this advisory to BocaNewsNow.com.
On Oct. 4, a registered sex offender was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison, followed by 30 years of supervised release, for receipt of child pornography material.
Jerry K. Seal, 60, of Boca Raton, Florida, agreed with a person in the Philippines, through an online networking platform, to send the person money in exchange for a video of a prepubescent child being exposed in a sexual manner. Seal aka Dirty Rook, who is a registered sex offender with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), received a probationary period in Broward County, Florida, after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography in 2015.
In February 2023, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) conducted a sex offender operation targeting sex offenders in Palm Beach County, Florida. During the operation, an arrest warrant was executed for Seal at his Boca Raton residence for violating his sex offender registration requirements. Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) officers then located a hidden tablet device in Seal’s residence containing a copy of the child’s video. In addition, Seal’s online payment provider reported suspicious payment activity to the Philippines connected to Seal’s email address.
As part of his sentence, Seal is now also required to register as a federal sex offender.
“The protection of children around the globe is among our nation’s highest obligations. Within our district, the prosecution of those who repeatedly sexually offend children is of the utmost priority,” said U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida. “The sentence announced today reflects the gravity of child pornography offenses. We implore the public to report all suspected child abuse and exploitation to law enforcement, so that we may protect our children from threats from near and afar.”
“The U.S. Marshals Service remains committed to protecting the most vulnerable members of our community through enforcement actions in conjunction with our state and local partners,” said U.S. Marshal Gadyaces S. Serralta of the USMS. “The U.S. Marshals Service would also like to thank the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida and our State and local partners for the successful prosecution of this case.”
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida and U.S. Marshal Gadyaces S. Serralta of the USMS announced the sentence.
USMS, West Palm Beach investigated the case with assistance from PBSO, Sexual Predator Offender Trafficking (SPOT) Unit, and the PBSO, Internet Crimes Against Child (ICAC), and Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO), Internet Crimes Against Child (ICAC) Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Schiller prosecuted the case.
