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Jan Alan Shafer, Attempted Sex with Minor, California 2016
A 10-year prison sentence has been handed down to Jan Alan Shafer, 65, of Oroville, California, for attempting to travel with the intent to engage in sex with a minor.
According to court documents, Shafer engaged in conversations of a sexual nature with an adult posing as a 10-year-old boy from Alabama via email and an internet instant messenger service for over two years. During their exchanges, Shafer received images of child pornography and expressed his intent to visit or move to Alabama to meet the 10-year-old boy and engage in sexual conduct.
On October 30, 2014, agents arrested Shafer at the Greyhound bus station in Oroville before he boarded a bus to Alabama. Shafer pleaded guilty to one count of attempted travel with intent to engage in sex with a minor on March 1, 2016.
This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorneys Brian A. Fogerty, André M. Espinosa, and Rosanne Rust prosecuted the case.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
Jan Alan Shafer’s 10-year prison sentence will be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. The case highlights the importance of vigilance in protecting children from online predators and the need for continued efforts to combat child exploitation.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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