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Gainesville man arrested in undercover child sex sting operation sentenced in plea deal

Jason Looney is cuffed Tuesday, April 15, 2025, during a plea hearing in Hall County Superior Court. Looney was arrested after a sting operation where he was having sexually explicit conversations with an undercover investigator posing as a child. - photo by Scott Rogers

04162025 LOONEY 1.jpg — Jason Looney is cuffed Tuesday, April 15, 2025, during a plea hearing in Hall County Superior Court. Looney was arrested after a sting operation where he was having sexually explicit conversations with an undercover investigator posing as a child. - photo by Scott Rogers

A Gainesville man who messaged someone he believed to be underage for sex was sentenced Tuesday in a plea deal, according to court documents.