Colton Rickels, Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Iowa 2015

A 19-year-old Monticello, Iowa man has been charged with attempting to entice a minor female into criminal sexual activity.

Colton Rickels, 19, was charged with one count of attempted enticement of a minor in an indictment filed on March 4, 2015, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.

According to the indictment, Rickels attempted to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce a minor female to engage in criminal sexual activity in October 2014.

If convicted, Rickels faces a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years’ imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, a $100 special assessment, and at least five years and up to life on supervised release following any imprisonment.

Rickels appeared for a detention hearing today in federal court in Cedar Rapids and was released on bond. Rickels’ next appearance for trial is set for May 4, 2015.

As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Monticello Police Department, and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

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.

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