A 60-year-old former Robins Air Force Base employee has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to online entice a minor.
Arthur D. Clark, of Perry, Georgia, was sentenced on October 16, 2017, by United States District Court Judge Leslie J. Abrams in Macon, Georgia, to 10 years in federal prison for attempted online enticement of a minor.
Clark, who was employed as a member of the Air Force Civil Service on Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia, entered a plea of guilty to the charge on May 18, 2017.
According to the investigation, Clark responded to an online advertisement posted during an undercover operation conducted by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations on June 15, 2016.
From June 15, 2016, through July 7, 2016, Clark chatted online with whom he believed to be a 14-year-old female named ‘L.’ In reality, ‘L’ was an undercover agent.
During his conversations with ‘L,’ Clark indicated that ‘I wanna do it all with you. Sex and all….’ Clark was eventually told that ‘L’ would be alone at her parents’ residence located on Robins Air Force Base on July 7, 2016.
On this same date, he traveled to a park on Base and sent a text message to ‘L’ indicating that he was awaiting her arrival. Clark was subsequently arrested by law enforcement officers, who found unused condoms and personal lubricant in his vehicle after his arrest.
‘With ten years to serve in prison without parole and a quarter of a century of intense supervision by federal authorities after that, it is gratifying to know that at 60 years of age Mr. Clark is extremely unlikely to sexually abuse another child as he was so earnestly trying to do in this case,’ said United States Attorney Peterman.
Clark’s term of imprisonment will be followed by 25 years of supervised release and registration as a sex offender.
This case was investigated by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations at Robins Air Force Base.
Assistant United States Attorney C. Shanelle Booker prosecuted the case for the United States.
Questions concerning this case should be directed to Pamela Lightsey, United States Attorney’s Office, at (478) 752-3511.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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