Raleigh, North Carolina.According to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI), a married couple from Garner, North Carolina, was sentenced to 25 years in prison each after entering guilty pleas to numerous offenses involving child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Darryl and Carmen Foley Plead Guilty in Operation Winter Guardian
In February 2024, the defendants, Darryl Edwin Foley and Carmen Delia Foley, were taken into custody as part of Operation Winter Guardian, a comprehensive multi-agency child protection program that involved 44 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, including the Garner Police Department and the NCSBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Agents discovered child victims as young as 1 to 12 years old, according to CBS 17, and part of the evidence included upsetting online conversations with undercover cops who were dressed as kids.
Breakdown of Charges
In his guilty plea, Darryl Edwin Foley admitted to:
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7 counts of
first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor
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10 counts of
second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor
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3 counts of
statutory sex offense with a child by an adult
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2 counts of
first-degree statutory rape
In her guilty plea, Carmen Delia Foley admitted to:
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13 counts of
first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor
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2 counts of
statutory sex offense with a child by an adult
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2 counts of
aiding and abetting first-degree statutory rape
According to court records, Darryl Foley had sex with children as young as two years old. Additionally, both people contributed to the dissemination of content about child sexual assault.
Sentencing and Lifetime Monitoring
Along with the 25-year prison term, the two Foleys have been
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Ordered to
register as sex offenders
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Mandated to wear
lifetime satellite-based monitoring devices
The conviction was described by the NCSBI as a significant win in a long-running operation that targeted predators both in-person and online around the state.
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