Former medical doctor John D. Ott, 67, pleaded guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct with at least 14 minors in Kenya.
Ott, a former medical doctor, was charged in an information filed on March 21, 2012, for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. He pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton in the District of Columbia.
Court records show that Ott worked for non-governmental organizations and hospitals in Kenya and started an orphanage in the country. He admitted to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in Muhuru Bay, Sori and Kendu Bay, Kenya, with minors who ranged in age from approximately nine to 17 years old.
Ott admitted to frequently paying for schooling and providing other financial support, including housing, for minors with whom he engaged in illicit conduct. He has been in federal custody since his arrest in December 2012, following his deportation from Tanzania.
The maximum penalty for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place is 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Ott’s sentencing has been scheduled for July 26, 2013.
The case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Keith A. Becker of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Ari Redbord of the District of Columbia. The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, with significant assistance provided by the Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
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Key Facts
- State: Washington
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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