Fort Myers child molester sentenced to life in prison

Bradley Jackson. Credit: Lee County Sheriff’s Office

A convicted child molester from Fort Myers has been sentenced to life in prison Thursday.

Bradley Jay Jackson, 58, was found guilty of lewd or lascivious molestation after a two-day trial in Lee County. Once Jackson was found to be a dangerous sexual felony offender, he was immediately sentenced to life in prison.

In April 2021, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received information about a past sex crime involving a child and began an investigation that led to the identification and arrest of
Jackson, who was already a registered sex offender.

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