Atlanta man sentenced for seeking sex with 8-year-old
An information technology manager was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Thursday for attempting to arrange a sexual encounter with a prepubescent girl.
Mark Michael Stevens, 43, met who he thought was the mother of an 8-year-old in an online chat room, "dad&daughtersex," last summer. Stevens, of Atlanta, was actually chatting with an undercover FBI officer, and he made his intentions clear in a graphic dialogue that continued for several days, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
It wouldn't be his first such encounter, said Stevens, using the online moniker "WickeDad." He proceeded to send nude photos of himself and provided a phone number in hopes of setting up a tryst, the attorney's office said. They agreed to a meeting on Sept. 2, 2009, at a popular Sandy Springs restaurant with the understanding that they would then go to the mother's apartment so Stevens could have sex with the girl. He was arrested in the restaurant's parking lot.
Stevens faces a lifetime of supervised release following his release from prison.
About the Author
A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
