Rochester Man Busted in Undercover Flordia Child Sex Operation Sentenced
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man who was busted in an undercover child sex solicitation operation has been sentenced.
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53-year-old Kyle Jo Werner entered a plea deal in March that called for him to admit to a charge of Engaging in Electronic Communication Relating or Describing Sexual Conduct with a Child in exchange for dismissal of four other charges.
Werner was charged with five felony counts last summer as a result of a police sting investigation conducted by authorities in Florida.
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The criminal complaint says a detective with the Coral Springs Police Department was posing as a 13-year-old girl online and contacted a Rochester police investigator after chatting with a Rochester man for several days.
At one point, the Rochester man sent a video to the minor girl, who was actually an undercover officer, depicting himself performing a lewd act, the court document says.
It was also alleged that he described sexual acts he wanted to perform on the young girl.
A Rochester police investigator then verified Werner's identity and found a tip from 2018 that accused Werner of using the same username to chat with undercover officers posing as 14-year-old girls.
An anonymous tipster also alleged that Werner was in possession of child sexual abuse materials at his home in 2023.
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Werner was sentenced to five years probation and a 30-day work-release jail term on Monday.
He was given credit for two days served and was ordered to begin the stint in jail on July 9.
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