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Fredi Fernandez
Also reported as Fredi Vinicio Fernandez, latinhawk63, loverman4u20
Fredi Fernandez appeared in the Fort Myers, Florida investigation. He was convicted of online solicitation and sentenced to nine months in jail and three years of probation.
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- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Evidence
- Attributed reporting
- Jurisdiction
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Encounter
- Not established
- Decoy posed as
- Girl3
- Case number
- 06016124CF
Personal details
- Born
- February 15, 1963
- Occupation
- Security guard
- Marital status
- Single
- Height
- 5′6″
- Weight
- 148 lb
- Hair
- Black
- Eyes
- Brown
Charges & sentence
Case records
06016124CFHansen investigation · Sentenced
- Case number
- 06016124CF
2 counts · 1 convicted
06016124CF
Sentence
9 months in jail and 3 years of probation; lifetime registration.5
Reviewed sting-related legal outcome.
Case narrative
Biography
Fernandez was a recent immigrant from Nicaragua.
Sting
As expected, Fernandez walked into the sting house; in place of an actual child, Chris Hansen greeted him and asked how he was. Fredi said, "All right," became spooked, and dashed out of the sting house. As he continued to run, he was stopped by Fort Myers police officers and tackled to the ground. He can be heard saying, "What happened, what happened?" simultaneously.
Aftermath
Fernandez was found guilty of a felony count of using the internet to attempt to solicit a child for sex/lewdness. He was sentenced to nine months in jail, three years of probation, and lifetime registration as a sex offender. Fernandez would later be deported from the United States back to Nicaragua.
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
Fredi Fernandez, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA
Sources
- 1Fredi Vinicio Fernandez first appearance and arrest recordsThe April 23, 2006 first-appearance order and police records identify 06016124CF, attempted lewd/lascivious battery and computer solicitation, each count one. No final disposition appears in these preliminary records.
- 2Sex predator TV show hits home: local police offer advice to parentsThe May 17, 2006 report identifies Fredi Fernandez as an airport security guard among the Fort Myers sting suspects. It does not supply his final court disposition.
- 3Fredi Fernandez (community wiki)Attributed community article. Revision date describes the article update, not a court or sting event. Full infobox, narrative sections, references and assets are retained in the private archive.
- 4Fredi Fernandez: occupation informationThe profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.
- 5Fredi Fernandez: legal outcome (revision 16127)9 months in jail and 3 years of probation; lifetime registration.