On or about February 7, 2020, COPELAND transported a 13-year-old minor (“Victim-1”) from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Newburgh, New York, where he engaged, and attempted to engage, in illegal sexual activity with Victim-1.ĬOPELAND 36, of Newburgh, New York, is charged with one count of transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, which carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison. Copeland.”Īccording to the allegations contained in the Indictment returned today : A first step in helping someone who may be a victim - call 1-800-CALL-FBI if you have any information about Mr. We must do better as adults in protecting these innocent children because even one being victimized by a predator is too many. Driscoll said: “A 13-year-old child should be spending time playing sports and going to school, not worrying about being used by an alleged criminal for his own sexual gratification. Thanks to the FBI and the Town of Newburgh Police, Copeland is in custody and facing this serious federal charge.”įBI Assistant Director Michael J. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “As alleged, Vernon Copeland preyed on a 13-year-old, whom he transported from Bridgeport to Newburgh to engage in sex. COPELAND will be transported to the Southern District of New York for arraignment and prosecution. COPELAND was charged by criminal complaint on November 20, 2020, and arrested on August 3, 2021, in Tampa, Florida.

COPELAND III, was indicted today for transporting a minor from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Newburgh, New York, with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity with the minor.

Driscoll, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Bruce Campbell, Chief of the Town of Newburgh Police Department, announced that VERNON E. Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J.

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