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Cape Coral registered sex offender sentenced to life in prison

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral man was sentenced to life in federal prison for producing child pornography, enticing a minor to engage in sexual conduct, and possessing child pornography.

Romeo Sanchez, 32 was arrested in 2017 for luring a 14-year-old child into a relationship with him.

Sanchez was a registered sex offender at the time.

A neighbor observed the girl leaving the middle of the night and getting into a vehicle that belonged to Sanchez.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Innocent Images Task Force and the Cape Coral Police Department.