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Man Found Guilty of Soliciting ‘Teen’ for Sex

(Lawrenceville, Ga., 5/23/25) – A Cumming man will spend the next 30 years in prison after jurors found him guilty of soliciting a teen for sex.

Peter Arne Moxness, 64, was convicted of trafficking persons for sexual servitude, criminal attempt to commit child molestation, computer pornography, obscene internet contact with a child, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Moxness was sentenced to 35 years with the first 30 years in prison. He also must register as a sex offender for life.

“We are grateful to the jury for these guilty verdicts,” said Gwinnett District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson. “It is imperative that we remove child predators like this defendant from our communities. Our Special Victims Unit presented a compelling case to the jury to do just that.”

During the trial, jurors heard evidence that Moxness solicited an undercover Gwinnett County Police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl online.

Moxness continued to communicate with the alleged child even after multiple times she said she was only 14 years old. Moxness made arrangements to pay for sexual acts and then went to meet the alleged child at a location in Gwinnett County. When he arrived, police found $400, two guns, condoms, sex toys, alcohol, lubricant and other items.

Prosecutors presented evidence that included text messages Moxness sent the alleged child reading: “I’m not a molester or child abuser…but I hope to molest you.”

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Nicole Eck and Kelli Diamond-Johnson and the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Special Victims Unit. The ADAs were assisted by SVU Investigator Damisi Gray and Victim Witness Advocate Rocio Pineda. The Gwinnett County Police Department was also invaluable in helping to close the case.

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