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CEDAR CITY — A 23-year-old man who pleaded guilty to enticing a minor over the internet was sentenced to prison on Sept. 19.
Anthony Lee Dzurka was ordered to serve a term of one to 15 years at the Utah State Prison by 5th District Judge Matthew L. Bell, who noted that the exact length of Dzurka's sentence will be determined by the Utah Board of Pardons.
Dzurka was arrested in Cedar City on May 12 when he showed up at a prearranged location to meet with a person with whom he had exchanged text messages.
"Luckily, this wasn't a (real) victim." Iron County Attorney Chad Dotson explained during the hearing. "This was a decoy type of situation where the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was doing a proactive operation. So, this wasn't a real 13-year-old girl, although the defendant didn't believe that that was the case."
