A Harrodsburg, Kentucky man has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sex trafficking offenses involving minors. Larry Coffman, 42, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell on Thursday after being convicted in April 2025 of two counts of sex trafficking children and committing a felony involving a minor while required to register as a sex offender.
According to evidence presented at trial, Coffman solicited, recruited, and enticed two minor victims in February 2023 to engage in sexual acts in exchange for something of value. At the time, Coffman was already required to register as a sex offender due to a prior conviction.
Federal sentencing guidelines require Coffman to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for release. Once released, he will remain under lifetime supervision by the U.S. Probation Office.
Paul McCaffrey, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Rana Saoud, Special Agent in Charge with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); Chief Scott Elder of the Harrodsburg Police Department; and Sheriff Mike Coyle of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced the sentencing.
The case was investigated by HSI, Harrodsburg Police Department, and Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin Roth represented the government during prosecution.
"The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted this case as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov."
