Danny Lee Wallace, age 55, was sentenced to 8 years in prison and lifetime probation after pleading guilty on one felony count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and one felony count of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.
According to an investigation by the Phoenix Police Department, Wallace posed as a 23 year old woman on the internet, and used this persona to harass a fifteen-year-old victim in California. The Defendant created several false social media profiles which supported his persona, calling himself “Veronica.” Wallace convinced the victim to send explicit pictures of herself to “Veronica” and was alleged to have made plans to go to California to pick up the victim to have sexual contact with her.
The explicit pictures sent by the victim to “Veronica” were found in Wallace’s possession at the time of his arrest.
Maricopa County Judge Joan Sinclair also ordered Wallace to register as a sex offender.