Harvey Man Sentenced for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - LANCE ROTOLO, JR. (ROTOLO, JR.), 20, from Harvey, Louisiana, was sentenced on July 23, 2026, to 124 months imprisonment, 10 years supervised release, and a $100 special assessment fee by U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon, after pleading guilty to a one count superseding bill of information which charged him with coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.

According to court documents, beginning at a time unknown, but not later than in or around January 2025, and continuing at least until on or about February 1, 2025, in the Eastern District of Louisiana and elsewhere, ROTOLO, JR., did use a facility and means of interstate and foreign commerce and knowingly persuade, induce, entice, and coerce any individual who had not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, such as pornography involving juveniles.

U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The prosecution was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman of the Narcotics Unit.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.govlegitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

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