An Owensboro man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempted online enticement of a minor and the attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor. The announcement was made by 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.
Corey James Jarboe, aged 30, received his sentence after using the internet to communicate with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 14-year-old girl. During these interactions, Jarboe attempted to entice the supposed minor into engaging in criminal sexual activity by arranging an in-person meeting for sexual contact.
The investigation was conducted by HSI Bowling Green and the Kentucky State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Nicholas Rabold from the U.S. Attorney’s Bowling Green Branch Office prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The project aims to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children sexually while also identifying and rescuing victims.
For further details on Project Safe Childhood or internet safety education resources, visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.
