A Baltimore man has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison for the coercion and enticement of a minor and sexually exploiting six minors. Delroy James Scott, aged 25, received this sentence from U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander, followed by 50 years of supervised release.
The announcement was made by Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, alongside Special Agent in Charge William J. DelBagno of the FBI; Chief Robert McCullough of the Baltimore County Police Department; Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger; Chief Charles H. Hinnant of the Cumberland Police Department; and Allegany County State’s Attorney James Elliott.
According to his guilty plea, Scott exploited six minor females between November 2021 and May 2022. The victims were aged between 9 and 14 years old. Scott used an alias to pretend he was 16, using mobile phones and online applications to communicate with the minors. He persuaded them to meet him for sex acts or to produce explicit images and videos.
Scott's actions included traveling to meet Minor Victim 1, age 9, coercing her into sex acts on two occasions. He also pressured Minor Victim 2, age 11, into sending explicit content by threatening exposure if she did not meet him in person for sex acts. He convinced Minor Victim 3, age 13, to give him her address so he could enter her home through a window and assault her.
In other incidents, Scott visited Minor Victim 4's middle school three times in the morning to coerce her into sex acts under threat of exposure with fabricated videos. He forced Minor Victim 5, age 10, to send explicit videos by threatening disclosure to her mother. Additionally, he recorded himself with Minor Victim 6 engaging in explicit conduct multiple times.
Between 2017 and 2022, Scott engaged in similar activities with several minors aged between 12 and 16.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse. It involves federal, state, and local resources working together to prosecute offenders like Scott and rescue victims.
U.S. Attorney Hayes acknowledged the efforts of the FBI along with various police departments and attorney offices involved in this investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul E. Budlow prosecuted the case.
Further information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.justice.gov/psc as well as details on internet safety education under their "Resources" tab.
For more about Maryland's U.S. Attorney’s Office priorities or community resources visit www.justice.gov/usao-md/project-safe-childhood or www.justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach.
