CARMEL, NEW YORK – August 28, 2024 – Putnam County District Attorney Robert V. 
Tendy announced today the Conviction of 21-year-old Norwalk Connecticut resident Francisco 
Gomez for Attempted Rape in the Second Degree and Disseminating Indecent Material to a 
Minor in the First Degree as a Sexually Motivated Felony. 

Gomez was enticing a 13-year-old Putnam child on social media to engage in sexual activity with 
him. After the child’s mother discovered the messages, a collaborative effort involving the 
Putnam County District Attorney’s Office, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland 
Security, and Rockland County District Attorney Investigators led to the apprehension of Gomez 
before he ever had the chance to meet and harm his victim. 

On April 3rd, 2024, Gomez believed he was driving to Putnam County to engage in sexual 
intercourse with a 13-year-old child when instead he was surrounded by and captured by members 
of Law Enforcement. He will be sentenced on November 11, 2024, to three years in state prison 
followed by five years post release supervision and will be a registered sex offender. 

Special Victims Chief Prosecutor Chana Krauss prosecuted the case. She reminds parents to be 
vigilant in monitoring their children’s social media. “There are predators lurking online, 
grooming young children in an attempt to engage in sexual activity with them or to threaten them 
into sending sexually explicit videos. It’s better to have your son or daughter mad at you for 
being overprotective than risking the dangers sexual predators pose to your kids.” 

District Attorney Tendy stated his office will continue to ensure that those who attempt to harm 
our children are swiftly brought to Justice.