[ACSOL note: this is to show extreme sentencing in Florida]
Ocala, Florida – Trevor _____ (57, Ocala) has been sentenced by United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber to life in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and committing a felony offense involving a minor as a registered sex offender. A federal jury found Hedge guilty on March 3, 2026. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, in May 2025, the Ocala Police Department hosted an undercover operation aimed at apprehending individuals using the internet to exploit children. During the operation, a detective from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (UC) posed online as a neglected 13-year-old child. Hedge messaged the UC and, after learning the UC’s age, engaged in a sexually explicit conversation. During this conversation, Trevor described his “addiction” to sexual activity with minors and told the UC that he was “grooming” her. On May 22, 2025, Trevor arranged to meet the UC to engage in sexual activity. The Ocala Police Department arrested Trevor when he arrived to pick up the UC at …
