A San Diego man who claimed to be a doctor in an attempt to solicit sexually explicit material from a 15-year-old Florida boy has pleaded guilty to a federal count of attempted enticement of a minor.
Eric Jacob Layton was arrested in 2023 at his University City home on allegations of posing as a doctor, sports reporter, massage therapist and youth sports modeling agent in order to obtain sexually explicit photographs from minors and arrange in-person meetings with the juveniles, officials said.
The FBI said victims who participated in youth sports were primarily targeted and that Layton presented himself as a sports massage therapist named Travis Parkin who specialized in youth athletics, as well as a sports physician named Dr. Alexis Iniesta.
Layton pleaded guilty on Friday in federal