A registered sex offender from Lewiston, Idaho, was sentenced to 300 months, or 25 years, in federal prison for attempted sexual exploitation of a child.
Jesse Eugene Burnett, 42, of Lewiston, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Nye on [no date mentioned in source].
Burnett was charged with attempting to sexually exploit a child, according to court records. In April 2024, FBI agents were contacted by a mother who discovered her 10-year-old daughter had been exchanging sexually explicit images with an adult male on a messaging application.
Although the child told the male that she was thirty, the male commented that she looked young. Using legal process, law enforcement identified Burnett, a registered sex offender living in Lewiston.
Law enforcement posed as the child using the child’s phone. When Burnett was told by “the child” she was actually only thirteen-years-old, Burnett replied, “so no more pics then.” However, within days, he again requested explicit images.
Burnett was arrested in June 2024 and admitted that he believed he was speaking with a child and continued to solicit sexually explicit images.
Burnett will be placed on supervised release for 15 years following his prison sentence. He will continue to be required to register as a sex offender.
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Key Facts
- State: Idaho
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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