United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota man convicted of Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information about a Minor was sentenced on July 31, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schrier.
Kevin Dolejsi, (pronounced “Dole - ish"), age 31, was sentenced to 50 months in custody and 5 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund and will have to register as a sex offender.
Dolejsi was indicted for Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor and Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet by a federal grand jury on September 7, 2016. He pled guilty to Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information about a Minor on April 20, 2017.
On Aug. 15, 2016, Kevin Dolejsi, used his cell phone to respond to an advertisement on the internet website Backpage. Dolejsi, sent a number of messages to a female he believed to be 13 years-old to entice her to engage in sexual contact with him. Unknown to Dolejsi, the messages were sent to an undercover law enforcement officer as part of a sting operation. In addition to transmitting the name of the minor, Dolejsi paid for a hotel room and arranged a meeting with the 13 year old girl.
This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Clapper prosecuted the case.
Dolejsi was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
