Canadian Sex Tourist To Change Plea To Guilty
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — A Canadian man accused of making a trip to South Florida to have sex with what he thought was an underage teenage boy is expected to change his plea to guilty on Monday as part of a plea deal.
In October 2014, Rene Roberge sent an email to an undercover Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement agent who was posing as the father of a 14-year old son on a social networking site, according to prosecutors.
In the email, Roberge allegedly said he would be willing to travel to Florida to meet with the agent and his son for a sexual encounter. Roberge made hotel reservations in Pompano Beach and arrived from Montreal on Sunday, November 9th, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. In his luggage, law enforcement officers found the lubricant, condoms, and gifts.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents also allegedly found child pornography on Roberge's tablet computer.
Roberge, who originally pleaded not guilty, allegedly admitted during questioning that he traveled from Quebec to Florida to engage in sexual activity with a boy he believed to be 14 years old.
Roberge is also accused of planning to travel to San Antonio, Texas, to have sex with a teenage boy.
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