Federal agents have apprehended Giovanni Falcon, a 40-year-old Mexican national residing in University City, on charges related to illegal sexual activity with a minor. Falcon was indicted on February 26, 2025, by the U.S. District Court in St. Louis for two felony counts: transfer of obscene material to a minor and coercion and enticement of a minor.
According to the indictment, between July 26 and August 12, 2024, Falcon allegedly used the internet to expose himself to a minor. He is also accused of coercing a minor into unlawful sexual activity from January 1 to August 12, 2024.
Falcon appeared in court on Monday and entered a plea of not guilty. A motion has been filed seeking his detention until trial due to concerns about his legal status in the country and potential flight risk.
The charges against Falcon are accusations at this stage; he remains presumed innocent until proven guilty. The coercion charge carries a possible sentence ranging from ten years to life imprisonment along with fines up to $250,000 or both. The charge concerning the transfer of obscene material could result in up to ten years' imprisonment with similar financial penalties.
The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations alongside the St. Ann Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jillian Anderson is handling prosecution duties.
This case falls under Project Safe Childhood's purview—a nationwide initiative started by the Department of Justice in May 2006 aimed at combating child sexual exploitation online through collaboration among federal entities like U.S Attorneys’ Offices along with state/local authorities ensuring better identification/apprehension/prosecution processes regarding such offenses while rescuing victims involved too where possible according www.justice.gov/psc provides more information regarding these efforts being undertaken nationwide today combating said issues effectively overall across America currently underway ongoingly still now today likewise even here locally regionally throughout Missouri itself just as much so importantly indeed equally significantly similarly relevantly alike also correspondingly fittingly thus appropriately accordingly naturally logically expectedly reasonably consequently predictably sensibly henceforth therefore forthwith thereby ultimately finally 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