Lowcountry man sentenced to prison for soliciting person he believed to be a minor for sex

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)- A Lowcountry man will spend several years behind bars after investigators say he solicited someone he believed to be ...

July 24, 2023
5:34 PM

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD)- A Lowcountry man will spend several years behind bars after investigators say he solicited someone he believed to be a minor for sex. Jorge Mario Cano-Chinchilla was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to one count of criminal solicitation of a minor. In February, Cano-Chinchilla reached out to an undercover investigator who was posing online as a 13-year-old girl, according to South Carolina Attorney General's Office (SCAG). Prosecutors said Cano-Chinchilla sent multiple explicit photographs, asked the minor for sex, and traveled to a pre-determined location for the purpose of sexual activity after being told he was speaking to a 13-year-old.

Sophie Brams