A 31-year-old Ames, Iowa sex offender was sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison without parole for attempting to produce child pornography.
John Jordan Lundberg was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough on an attempt to produce child pornography charge. The court also sentenced Lundberg to 15 years of supervised release following his incarceration.
Lundberg was arrested on October 10, 2016, at the Meskwaki Bingo Casino during an undercover operation, when he responded to a Craigslist advertisement and arranged a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old female, who was actually a fictitious character created by law enforcement.
According to court documents, Lundberg began committing the federal offense in this case just weeks prior to pleading guilty in Iowa to enticing a minor. He was arrested in this case for almost identical behavior just 44 days after pleading guilty and being placed on probation for the Iowa matter.
Lundberg admitted that he responded on September 3, 2017, to an online advertisement posted by an undercover Boone County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department detective in an effort to seek out potential sexual predators. The undercover officer posed as a mother offering her 13-year-old daughter for sex. The undercover officer also posed as the 13-year-old daughter, and Lundberg communicated with the ‘daughter’ via text messages.
Lundberg admitted that he sent the ‘daughter’ sexually explicit photos and video of himself as well as adult and child pornography. He also admitted that he encouraged the ‘daughter’ to send him nude photos of herself.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley S. Turner. It was investigated by the Boone County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department and the FBI.
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. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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