David Robert Dunn, Child Sex Exploitation, Kentucky 2016

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Child Sex Exploitation Lands Ohio Man 30-Year Sentence

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Beavercreek, Ohio man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for crossing a state line with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a person under 12 years of age.

David Robert Dunn, 60, was sentenced by United States District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove after he admitted to traveling from Ohio to Scott County, Kentucky in September of 2016 with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor who was less than 12 years old.

Dunn had posted an internet ad, which was responded to by an undercover investigator with the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office. During the ensuing communications between the investigator and Dunn, he unequivocally indicated that he was intending to have sex with the investigator’s fictitious 13 and 6 year-old daughters.

On September 26, 2016, Dunn was met by the investigator and other law enforcement officers at a pre-arranged location in Scott County, where he was arrested. The investigation was conducted by the DHS-Homeland Security Investigations and the Cyber Crimes Branch of the Kentucky Office of Attorney General.

Under federal law, Dunn must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence, which is equivalent to 25.5 years. Upon his release, he will be under the supervision of the United States Probation Office for five years.

The case was jointly announced by Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Steven Igyarto, Special Agent in Charge, DHS-Homeland Security Investigations; and Andy Beshear, Kentucky Attorney General. The United States was represented by Assistant United States Attorney David A. Marye in the case.

The sentence is a result of the diligent work by law enforcement to protect our communities from individuals who seek to harm our children. The sentence sends a strong message that such crimes will not be tolerated and those who commit them will be held accountable.