Sex Crimes — Ocala, FL — reported 2026-06-30
SUMMARY
A registered sex offender was sentenced to life in federal prison for attempting to meet a 13-year-old for sex.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Sex Crimes
- Location: Ocala, FL
- Date reported: 2026-06-30
- Suspect: male, age 57
REPORTED DETAILS
- Trevor Hedge, 57, was found guilty of attempting to entice a minor for sexual activity
- Hedge was convicted of first-degree sexual assault of a minor in 1993
- The Ocala Police Department hosted an undercover operation to catch child predators like Hedge in 2025
- A detective with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office posed as the 13-year-old
- Evidence from the conversations between Hedge and the undercover detective showed Hedge describing his “addiction” to sex with minors