Kyle Biswell, a 39-year-old from Prairie Grove, Arkansas, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. The sentence was handed down after a federal judge determined Biswell is a repeat and dangerous sex offender against minors. This announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the FBI.
In July 2024, Biswell pleaded guilty to charges of interstate travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and transportation of child pornography. Following his plea, authorities gathered evidence showing Biswell had previously sexually abused an infant. This information led to an enhanced sentencing range under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. In light of this evidence, Biswell agreed to waive an evidentiary hearing and accepted the classification as a repeat and dangerous sex offender against minors for a sentence of 20 years’ incarceration along with lifetime supervised release.
Court documents reveal that between January and April 2023, Biswell communicated with someone he believed to be the mother of an 11-year-old girl through an online social networking application using his cell phone. He expressed interest in engaging in sexual contact with the child and bought airfare to travel from Arkansas to Albany for this purpose on April 8, 2023. Upon arriving in Albany's Capital Region, FBI agents arrested him after he admitted his intentions and possession of child pornography on his cell phone.
During sentencing, United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci found that Biswell had previously engaged in inappropriate contact with an infant, affirming his status as a repeat offender against minors. Besides imprisonment and supervised release, Judge Nardacci ordered restitution amounting to $9,000 and imposed a special assessment fee of $200. Post-release, Biswell will have to register as a sex offender.
The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin S. Clark under Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 aimed at combating child exploitation through federal collaboration.
More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at https://www.justice.gov/psc.
