William Scott Smith, Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Kentucky 2019

Maysville, Ky. – William Scott Smith, 39, from Maysville, Kentucky, has pleaded guilty to attempted enticement of a minor before U.S. District Judge David Bunning. The chilling case reveals Smith’s sinister intent to solicit a teenage girl for sex.

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According to the plea agreement, on September 9, 2019, Smith attempted to lure a young female into engaging in sexual activity. He was caught after law enforcement set up a fake Facebook profile of a 14-year-old girl and engaged him online. The graphic conversation that ensued led Smith to arrange a meeting at a public library, where he was promptly apprehended by authorities.

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Smith was indicted in February 2020, and his guilty plea was jointly announced by U.S. Attorney Robert M. Duncan, Jr., FBI Special Agent in Charge James Robert Brown, Jr., and Maysville Police Chief Jared Muse.

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The investigation into Smith’s despicable behavior was a collaborative effort between the FBI and the Maysville Police Department, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elaine Leonhard and Jennifer Weinhold representing the United States.

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Smith is set to be sentenced on December 8, 2020, where he faces a minimum sentence of 10 years to life imprisonment. The sentence will be determined by the Court after considering federal sentencing guidelines.

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This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative aimed at combating child sexual exploitation and abuse. For more information on this nationwide effort, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

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