A former middle school teacher from Salyersville, Kentucky, Jordan Cobb, 32, has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for attempted online enticement of a minor. The sentencing was handed down by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning.
According to the plea agreement, Cobb engaged in a Snapchat conversation with a former student who was underage during April and May 2023. During these conversations, Cobb sent sexually explicit messages to the minor, offered marijuana, and proposed meeting for sexual intercourse.
Federal law requires that Cobb serve at least 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for release. After completing his prison term, he will be subject to supervision by the U.S. Probation Office for ten years.
The conviction was announced jointly by Paul McCaffrey, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Olivia Olson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Louisville Field Division; and Col. Phillip J. Burnett, Jr., Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police.
The case was investigated by both the FBI and Kentucky State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Blankenship prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Childhood—a Department of Justice initiative established in 2006 to address child sexual exploitation and abuse through collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies. More information about this program can be found at www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
