Carson Sibley, age 26, of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, has been charged with sexual exploitation of a child, enticement of a minor, travel for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct, and the commission of these offenses while being required to register as a sex offender. The charges are contained in an Indictment filed on July 19, 2017 in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
The Indictment alleges that, between April and June 2017, Sibley persuaded, induced, and enticed a minor to engage in sexual activity and to produce depictions of sexually explicit conduct, and that he traveled across a state line to engage in illicit sexual conduct. The Indictment also alleges that Sibley was convicted of offenses relating to the distribution and possession of child pornography in Hawaii in 2013, and it alleges that he was required to register as a sex offender this year.
If convicted, Sibley faces a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $1,000,000 fine, $20,400 in special assessments, and at least five years and up to life on supervised release following any imprisonment.
Sibley appeared on July 31 in federal court in Cedar Rapids and was held without bond. Sibley’s next appearance for trial is set for Sept. 18, 2017.
As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and is being investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, the Cedar Rapids Police Department, the LaCrosse Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources."
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is CR 17-53.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
