On August 22, 2024, Brandon D Perkins, age 41, pleaded guilty to online sexual corruption of a child in the first degree and luring a minor. Judge Erik Buchér then sentenced the defendant to three years in prison. Deputy District Attorney Bryce Bissinger prosecuted this case.
On October 17, 2019, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office conducted an undercover child predator sting operation. Deputies posed as 15-year-olds and used various social media platforms to connect with potential predators.
The defendant, 38 years old at the time, initiated contact with one of the deputies. The defendant said he wanted to spend time with the child and suggested they smoke marijuana together. When the deputy told Mr. Perkins she was 15, he asked who was home with her and told the deputy he wanted to spend time with her alone. He said he would bring condoms to the meeting and made sexually explicit comments regarding the acts he wanted to perform on the minor.
The defendant arrived at the agreed-upon location and was immediately arrested. Deputies found he had two cell phones, a box of condoms, and $3,000 in cash in his possession.
This case was indicted in 2019. It suffered from delays caused by COVID and the defendant’s multiple failures to appear in court.
In addition to his prison sentence, the defendant will also serve three years of post-prison supervision and must register as a sex offender.
