Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Entice A Child For Sex
Thursday, September 19, 2024, 7:45 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CAMDEN, NJ.- On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, a 41-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania man appeared in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and admitted guilt to using an online chat application to entice who he believed to be a child, but who was actually an undercover agent to engage in prostitution.
On Wednesday, Louis Goldenberg, 41, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Christine P. O’Hearn in U.S District Court in Camden, New Jersey, to one count of Attempted Online Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Prostitution.
According To U.S. Attorney Sellinger
According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger and documents filed with the court, in August 2023, Goldenberg began interacting on a messenger application with an undercover agent posing as a middle-aged woman with a 12-year-old niece. From August through September 2023, Goldenberg messaged the undercover agent continuously, expressing interest in having sexual contact with the preteen child.
During one conversation, Goldenberg indicated a specific hotel in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, where he wanted to have sex with the child. On September 18, 2023, Goldenberg traveled from Philadelphia to the Mt. Laurel Hotel, where he had a reservation for that evening. When Goldenberg arrived at the hotel, he was immediately taken into custody by federal and local law enforcement.
Following his guilty plea, Judge O’Hearn accepted it and scheduled sentencing for January 27, 2024. At that time, Goldenberg faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison, a potential maximum term of life in prison, and up to a $250,000 fine.
