Hardin County Sex Offender Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Child Enticement and Exploitation Offenses

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

Jackson, TNJames Daniel McGee, 36, of Savannah, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for using the internet to entice a minor to engage in criminal sexual acts from July to November 2024, and for committing that offense while being required to register as a sex offender under Tennessee law.  D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.In May 2013, McGee was convicted of solicitation of a minor and exploitation of a minor by electronic means in Hardin County, Tennessee.  As a result of those convictions, he was required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Tennessee law for at least 10 years.  In September 2024…