SCRANTON—A 27-year-old Olyphant man has pleaded guilty to using a facility of interstate commerce to attempt to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual conduct.
Brian LaChance, 27, admitted that in November 2015, he used the internet and a cell phone to attempt to entice and persuade a 15-year-old female to send him sexually explicit photographs of her.
The charge stems from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Army criminal investigators. Assistant U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa is prosecuting the case.
LaChance’s guilty plea is 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. Led by the United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who seek to exploit children via the Internet, as well as those who traffic children for sexual purposes.
A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is life imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. The charge also carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.
Brian LaChance, 27, of Olyphant, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on March 3, 2017, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph F. Saporito, Jr.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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