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Syracuse Man Guilty of Child Sex Abuse

James Obelkevich, a 51-year-old from Carbondale, Pennsylvania, has pleaded guilty to traveling to the Binghamton area in New York for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with two children.

According to the investigation, from the summer of 2019 until the spring of 2020, Obelkevich exchanged multiple sexually explicit messages with an undercover officer posing as the mother of a 9-year-old and 13-year-old girls. He expressed a desire to engage in sexually explicit conduct with both children.

On March 11, 2020, Obelkevich traveled from Pennsylvania to New York to meet with the children and engage in sexual conduct with them at a location in the Binghamton area. He was arrested after arriving at the location and has been in custody since then.

As part of his guilty plea, Obelkevich faces up to 30 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of post-imprisonment supervised release of at least 5 years and up to life. His sentencing is scheduled for December 8, 2021, in Binghamton before Senior United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy.

Upon his release from prison, Obelkevich will be required to register as a sex offender in any state where he resides, is employed, or is a student.

This case was investigated by the FBI Mid-State Child Exploitation Task Force, comprised of FBI Special Agents and Investigators of the New York State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Adrian S. LaRochelle as a part of Project Safe Childhood.

Project Safe Childhood is a program launched in May 2006 by the government to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc