Mark William Sharp, Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Idaho 2019
Mark William Sharp, 42, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by 5 years supervised release for attempted use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor.
According to court records, in November 2018, Sharp posted an advertisement on a dating website seeking sexual contact.
A detective with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force, posing as a 14-year-old girl, responded to the ad.
During online communications with the detective, Sharp sent messages attempting to entice the person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl to meet him for sex.
Sharp also asked the 14-year-old to send him a picture of herself in underwear.
Later, the detective agreed to meet Sharp for sex, giving him an address to meet at.
Sharp arrived at the location and was arrested.
The case was investigated by the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, and was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
As part of Project Safe Childhood, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Idaho and the Idaho Attorney General's Office partner to marshal federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
Sharp pleaded guilty on March 11, 2019.
Sharp will be required to register as a sex offender.
Key Facts
- State: Idaho
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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