Coy C. Klinger, Sex Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2014

Sex Trafficking Case Rocks Harrisburg

A Dauphin County man has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of children in a federal case that has left the community reeling.

Coy C. Klinger, 37, of Lower Paxton Township, pleaded guilty to the charge before United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, in Harrisburg.

According to U.S. Attorney Peter Smith, Klinger was charged in September 2014 for seeking out young girls and women online and having them engage in sexual activity for money with customers in his home in Lower Paxton Township.

Klinger took graphic, nude photographs of the girls and women and posted them online in advertisements for prostitution services. The FBI found evidence on electronic devices in Klinger’s home at 5716 Kenwood Avenue, including an iPhone and a laptop computer.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Lower Paxton Township Police Department and the Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Meredith A. Taylor.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from online exploitation and abuse.

Klinger faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years imprisonment on the sex trafficking charge and a statutory maximum of life imprisonment. The United States and Klinger have agreed to jointly recommend a sentence of 120 months’ incarceration, but the final determination as to Klinger’s sentence will be the decision of the court.

A sentence following a finding of guilty is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

The Judge is required to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant; and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the defendant’s educational, vocational and medical needs.

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