Sussex County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Child Sex Case
State of DE - Miles Clark, 23, of Sussex County, Delaware was sentenced on August 27, 2026, to 12 years in prison. The sentence comes after Clark transported a minor across state lines with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika handed down the sentence. Court documents show Clark, then 21, met the 12-year-old victim on Snapchat.
He exchanged sexually explicit messages with her describing acts he planned to commit. He also sent her sexually explicit videos of himself.
About a week later, Clark drove nearly 200 miles to Pennsylvania. He picked up the victim from a church near her home.
Clark then transported her across state lines to his residence in Delaware, where he sexually abused her. He knew the victim was a minor.
"This defendant deliberately took a child across state lines to abuse her," said U.S. Attorney Benjamin L. Wallace. "The sexual exploitation of children causes unthinkable harm, and I am grateful for our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners' tireless work to keep our community safe from people who prey on children."
"Miles Clark is a dangerous and depraved predator who used a popular app to target, groom, and abuse an innocent child. Assuredly, our community is safer today with him behind bars where he can no longer harm our children," said FBI Baltimore Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul. "I commend the FBI's Delaware Violent Crime and Safe Streets Task Force and Delaware State Police for their commitment to protecting children and relentlessly pursuing those who exploit them."
Once released from prison, Clark will serve eight years of supervised release. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
The FBI's Delaware Violent Crime and Safe Streets Task Force investigated the case. Delaware State Police assisted in the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Claudia L. Pare and Kevin B. Smith prosecuted the case. It was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide effort to fight child sexual exploitation and abuse.
The initiative launched in May 2006 through the Department of Justice. It is led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices along with the DOJ's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, and works to locate, arrest, and prosecute those who exploit children while also helping identify and rescue victims.
