Nicholas John Dinapoli
Introduction
Nicholas John Dinapoli, a 30-year-old man from Lake Worth, Florida, who used the online alias “demondon_666,” pleaded guilty to attempting to entice someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sexual activity, to transferring obscene material to minors, and to possessing child sexual abuse material found on his phone . The guilty pleas cap a record that, per the release, spans at least four minor victims and additional apparent minors, and they expose him to up to life in federal prison on the enticement count alone .
Background Information
Dinapoli’s admitted conduct, per court documents cited in the release, ran across multiple platforms and victims. In September 2025, he exchanged messages with someone he believed to be a 15-year-old girl: he sent sexually explicit images of himself, requested images in return, discussed sexual activity he wanted to engage in with the purported 15-year-old, and discussed meeting her in person for that purpose .
During the same period, Dinapoli exchanged messages with a 13-year-old girl and sent her a sexually explicit image of himself while knowing she was under 16 . In or around October 2024, he communicated through a social media application with another girl who was 16 to 17 years old and whom he believed to be 16; during those communications the girl sent him sexually explicit images of herself .
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Pleaded guilty; sentencing pending. Dinapoli admitted attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, attempted transfer and transfer of obscene material to a minor, and possession of child sexual abuse material.
When law enforcement executed a search warrant at Dinapoli’s residence, they searched his electronic devices and found child sexual abuse material involving the 16-to-17-year-old girl saved on his phone . A review of his social media account also revealed that he had engaged in sexual communications with at least two other minors, as well as additional inappropriate online encounters with girls who appeared to be under 18 .
Dinapoli pleaded guilty to one count of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor, and one count of possession of visual depictions involving the sexual exploitation of minors . The exposure is severe: up to life in federal prison on the attempted enticement count, up to 10 years in prison on each obscene material count, and up to 10 years in prison on the possession count .
Public Reaction and Consequences
U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones said, “Adults who use the internet to sexualize, manipulate, and pursue children will find federal law enforcement on the other side of the screen,” and that Dinapoli “repeatedly targeted minors, sent them obscene material, and sought sexual contact with a child” .
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Miami Field Office, West Palm Beach Resident Agency, with assistance from FBI New York, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katie Wilson . It was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, the Justice Department’s nationwide initiative against child sexual exploitation and abuse .
Current Status
Dinapoli pleaded guilty on four counts and awaits sentencing, with a federal district court judge to determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors . The case is docketed as 26-cr-80087 in the Southern District of Florida.
Impact on Their Career/Life
At 30, Dinapoli faces a sentencing range that reaches life imprisonment, and even the counts below the enticement charge each carry up to a decade. His admissions put four identified minor victims and at least two more apparent minors in the record, alongside the CSAM investigators recovered from his phone. The “demondon_666” alias he used while pursuing the person he believed to be 15 is now attached to a federal sex-offense docket, and the contact with minors documented across his social media — sexual communications with at least two other minors and additional inappropriate encounters with girls who appeared underage — is part of the court record a judge will weigh at sentencing.
Sources
- U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida — “Lake Worth Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice 15-Year-Old for Sexual Activity” source