Norfolk Man on Supervised Release Gets 10-Year Sentence in Child Abuse Material Case

A Norfolk man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to access and view child s----- abuse material. According to court documents, he was on supervised release for a prior conviction.

Jesse Lee Wise, 42, was previously convicted of attempted enticement of a minor. On January 22, 2010, he was sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison, according to court documents.

On April 18, 2025, Wise was released from prison, subject to certain conditions. He was only permitted to use a flip phone. Wise was prohibited from accessing any computers, smartphones, or other devices that can connect to the internet.

However, on August 13, 2025, Wise was found in possession of two unauthorized smartphones. According to the U.S. Probation Office (USPO), Wise used the devices to attempt to access websites that include child s----- abuse material. A subsequent investigation was conducted by the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

HSI said Wise searched child s----- abuse material using the Internet to view videos and images.

Wise was sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison in 2010 for an attempted enticement of a minor. At that time, Wise, who was 25, entered a guilty plea deal. According to U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride, he contacted a 13-year-old girl from Chesapeake on a social networking site. He also used a phone to communicate with the minor.

The incident came to light after the girl’s mother learned about the exchange between the two and alerted authorities. Detectives posed as the girl online to trap Wise and monitor his correspondence for further evidence.

According to MacBride, Wise regularly wrote about s----- activity and travelled to Chesapeake by a three-day bus journey. He allegedly pitched a tent outside a local library. Wise used the establishment's computers to contact the minor girl.

Following his arrest, authorities found that Wise used similar tactics with at least three other minors. After his conviction, MacBride said in a press release, “This case is every parent’s worst nightmare, and it’s fortunate that the victim’s parents came to the Virginia State Police when they did. We hope every parent is just as vigilant in protecting their children from online s-- predators.”