MIDDLETOWN MAN TO SERVE 16 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION ON OFFENSES OF SEXUAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, TELEPHONE MISUSE-OBSCENE PURPOSES (X2) & FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY
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MARCH 27, 2026
MIDDLETOWN MAN TO SERVE 16 YEARS IN THE DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION ON OFFENSES OF SEXUAL SOLICITATION OF A MINOR, TELEPHONE MISUSE-OBSCENE PURPOSES (X2) & FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY
Frederick, MD – Today, in Frederick County Circuit Court, the Honorable Judge Joanie Raymond-Brubaker sentenced 48-yr-old, Eric William Diaz to serve 16 years in the Division of Corrections for a Violation of Probation on his prior offenses of Sexual Solicitation of a Minor, Telephone Misuse-Obscene Purposes (x2) and Failure to Comply with the Sex Offender Registry. The Defendant violated his probation by obtaining convictions in Pennsylvania for Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material. The State requested, and the Court imposed, the entire 16 years of back-up time on the Violation of Probation.
In 2011, the Defendant was convicted of two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Pennsylvania. While on supervised probation and the Sex Offender Registry in Pennsylvania, the Defendant committed the following offenses in Frederick, MD in 2014: Sexual Solicitation of a Minor, Telephone Misuse-Obscene Purposes (x2) and Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registry. At the time of the Frederick incident, the Victim was 14 years-old, and the Defendant was 35. The Defendant contacted the victim through the social media platform Facebook. He sent her sexually explicit videos and images and solicited her to engage in sexual contact involving him and other children.
Following Defendant’s release in Frederick County, he received a sentence for Violation of Probation in Pennsylvania that included Work Release. While serving his Pennsylvania Work Release sentence, he was found in possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material on his phone. Subsequently, he pled guilty in Pennsylvania to six counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. These convictions served as the basis for the Violation of Probation upon which he was sentenced today.
The Defendant stipulated to Violation of Probation in Frederick, Maryland on December 19, 2025, and today, he was sentenced to the full back-up time of 16 years to be served in the Division of Corrections.
In imposing her sentence, Judge Raymond Brubaker stated, “I have to think about the safety of the community. I cannot take a chance that you will not victimize someone else.”
State’s Attorney Charlie Smith said, “The judge saw it. ASA Pearl saw it, and now the public sees it too. These type of offenders rarely change their behavior. I sincerely believe that we stopped some child from being abused in the future because we jailed this offender.”
The State was represented in the Violation of Probation by Assistant State’s Attorney Erin Pearl, Special Victims Unit.
Press Contact:
Jacqueline Rottmann
Court Media Relations Officer
301-600-2972
100 West Patrick Street
Frederick, Maryland 21701
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