Jesse Luuloa Pier, Transporting a Minor for Sex, Missouri 2007

Kansas City Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Transporting Minor for Sex

A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for transporting a child victim on a cross-country trip during which he sexually abused that victim and another child victim.

Jesse Luuloa Pier, 42, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 30 years in federal prison without parole. This sentence will be served consecutively to Pier’s 13 years in the South Carolina State Department of Corrections, which he received after pleading guilty to criminal sexual conduct with a minor in state court.

The crimes occurred on June 1 through 17, 2007, and again on June 9, 2007, when Pier and the child victim arrived in Elgin, S.C. While staying overnight, Pier molested the minor, who informed authorities. Pier was charged in state court, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 13 years in the South Carolina State Department of Corrections.

Pier committed abusive sexual acts on the minor victim in this case on at least two occasions after forcing him to watch a pornographic video. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick D. Daly. It was investigated by the FBI, the Abilene, Kan., Police Department, and the Elgin, S.C., Police Department.

This 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. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.

A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for transporting a minor for sex. The man, Jesse Luuloa Pier, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 30 years in federal prison without parole. This sentence will be served consecutively to Pier’s 13 years in the South Carolina State Department of Corrections.

Jesse Luuloa Pier pleaded guilty to transporting a minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity. The crimes occurred on June 1 through 17, 2007, and again on June 9, 2007, when Pier and the child victim arrived in Elgin, S.C. While staying overnight, Pier molested the minor, who informed authorities.

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