A former Baldwin County Public Schools employee has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison following a federal case in the Northern District of Florida, according to U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin.
According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida, 47-year-old Christopher W. Glover, of Semmes, Alabama, was sentenced on one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor and one count of traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
Court records show Glover was indicted in January after investigators say he communicated online with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. According to the release, Glover offered to pay the individual hundreds of dollars for sexual acts and then traveled from Alabama to Florida to meet her. Authorities said the person Glover believed he was meeting was in fact an undercover law enforcement officer, and Glover was arrested upon his arrival in Florida.
In April, Glover pleaded guilty to both the attempted sex trafficking of a minor charge and the charge of traveling in interstate commerce for illicit sexual conduct.
Following his 10-year prison sentence, Glover will be subject to 10 years of supervised release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida. Cases involving attempted sex trafficking of a minor and interstate travel for illicit sexual conduct are typically prosecuted under federal statutes that carry mandatory minimum prison terms and extended periods of supervised release following incarceration, along with sex offender registration requirements upon completion of a sentence.
Glover’s employment history with Baldwin County Public Schools was noted in the release announcing his sentencing. No additional details regarding his prior role with the school system were included in the announcement.