A 43-year-old Pekin, Illinois, man, Kenneth W. Holobaugh, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for attempted enticement of a minor.
According to a federal investigation, Holobaugh, a registered sex offender, communicated with an individual he believed to be a 13-year-old female on an internet-based social media platform from April 2023 through January 2024. He expressed multiple times that he wanted to engage in sex with her.
In January 2024, Holobaugh drove to a location in Peoria to meet with the girl for the purpose of having sex. Federal law enforcement agents arrested him when he arrived at the location.
Holobaugh was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2024 and entered a guilty plea in April 2024.
The statutory penalties for attempted enticement of a minor are a minimum of 10 years to life imprisonment, followed by a minimum 5-year to maximum life term of supervised release. Holobaugh has been in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest, pending the resolution of the case.
He was previously convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse in July 2001 and is required to register as a sex offender for the remainder of his life.
The case investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Springfield Field Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Melissa P. Ortiz and Ronald L. Hanna represented the government in the prosecution.
The case against Holobaugh was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Holobaugh will also serve a 15-year term of supervised release upon completion of his term of confinement.
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Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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