Jeremy George Lusk, Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, Montana 2024

Wyoming Man Faces 30 Years in Prison for Attempting to Meet Minor for Sex

MISSOULA — Jeremy George Lusk, a 38-year-old from Crowley, Wyoming, has admitted to traveling to Montana with the intent to engage in sex with a minor, according to U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich.

Lusk pleaded guilty to travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct in U.S. District Court, Missoula.

The crime is punishable by a maximum of 30 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a minimum of five years to life of supervised release.

On January, a Bozeman Police Department officer was working undercover and observed an ad on a social media application asking if anyone wanted to engage in sexual relations with a 38-year-old from Bridger, Montana. The ad stated the individual was looking for someone between the ages of 18 and 68. The undercover responded that she was 14 years old and lived in Bozeman.

Lusk told the undercover to contact him when she turned 18, and the undercover responded telling Lusk to contact her if he changed his mind. Luck re-initiated contact the same day, and the conversation turned sexual. The communications led to Lusk sending a nude photo of himself.

On February 22 and through the morning of February 23, Lusk wrote messages indicating his intent to travel to Bozeman and that he was on his way. Law enforcement determined Lusk lived and worked in Wyoming. After being directed to a specific location by the undercover, officers arrested Lusk when he arrived.

Lusk admitted to having online sexually explicit discussions with a 14-year-old and had come to Bozeman with the intent to meet her for a sexual encounter.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zeno B. Baucus is prosecuting the case. The Bozeman Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation.

The 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.

Lusk was released pending further proceedings. Sentencing was set for October 30, 2024 before U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen.

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