RICHMOND, Va. – A Pittsburgh man has pleaded guilty to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
Brian Kosanovich, 58, a firefighter living in Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty to the charge on March 3, 2021, after responding to a profile posted by an FBI undercover employee on Alt.com in November 2019.
Alt.com is a website that hosts a network of members interested in alternative forms of sexual relationships, including a variety of fetishes, kinks, BDSM, etc. The undercover officer’s profile indicated that she was a single mother with a 10-year-old daughter. Kosanovich and the undercover officer began communicating via the Kik messaging application and engaged in extensive conversations of a sexually explicit nature for several months.
Kosanovich sent the undercover officer nude ‘selfies’ pictures and a prepaid Visa card so that the mother could buy sex toys to use with the daughter. He ultimately traveled from Pittsburgh to Richmond for the stated purpose of having sex with the mother and daughter, and was arrested by FBI officials upon his arrival on February 18.
Kosanovich faces a mandatory minimum term of 10 years in prison, and a maximum possible sentence of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Kosanovich, a 58-year-old Pittsburgh man, will be sentenced on March 3, 2021, and could face up to life in prison for his crime.
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- Thomas Hill, Enticement of a Minor, FL 2020 · Washington
Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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