Peninsula Herald

Ocala

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Crime

Venezuelan National Charged in Ocala With Child Exploitation Attempt

A 32-year-old Venezuelan national faces 15 to 30 years in federal prison after allegedly soliciting child sexual abuse material from an undercover HSI agent in Ocala.

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Crime

Ocala Man Gets 46 Months for Sending Obscene Image to Undercover Detective

Benjamin Hoover, 44, of Ocala sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after sending explicit image to someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl.