An Owensboro man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for crimes involving the attempted online enticement of a minor. Corey James Jarboe, 30, was convicted of attempting to entice a minor and transferring obscene material. The announcement came from U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud of Homeland Security Investigations Nashville, and Commissioner Phillip Burnett, Jr. of the Kentucky State Police.
Court documents revealed that Jarboe communicated with an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old girl on the internet. During these interactions, he attempted to arrange a meeting for sexual contact.
"There is no parole in the federal system," emphasized officials regarding his sentence which includes ten years of supervised release following imprisonment.
The investigation was carried out by Homeland Security Investigations Bowling Green and the Kentucky State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Nicholas Rabold prosecuted the case from the U.S. Attorney’s Bowling Green Branch Office.
This case falls under Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to tackle child sexual exploitation and abuse. It combines resources at various governmental levels to address such crimes and rescue victims.
More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.usdoj.gov/psc, including internet safety education resources available through their website.