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Arkoma man pleads guilty in federal court to sex offenses |
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Wednesday, 26 August 2009 |
Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Kendal Gene Gee, also known as Bo Gee, 34, of Arkoma, pled guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Child.
“Charges arose from an investigation by the Arkoma Police Department, the Fort Smith (Ark.) Police Department, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation," stated Sperling, "This case was a successful prosecution for the Project Safe Childhood initiative. Gee was indicted in June2009.”
“From approximately July 2007 until approximately October 2007, Gee did employ, use, induce, entice and coerce a minor child under the age of 18, to engage in sexually explicit conduct,” stated Sperling. “On Jan. 27, 2008, the victim reported to the Arkoma Police Department, that she had been raped and sexually exploited by Gee for approximately two and one-half years. On that information, a state search warrant was obtained for Gee’s residence. Agents seized a computer and a digital camera belonging to Gee. Pictures taken off those items confirmed the victim’s report.”
The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the defendant’s guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion.
The defendant remains in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.
“The statutory range of punishment is not less than 15 years imprisonment and/or up to $250,000 in fines,” Sperling said. “A preliminary calculation of the Sentencing Guidelines, projects an advisory sentencing range of 180-210 months imprisonment.”
Assistant United States Attorney D. Edward Snow represented the United States. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 August 2009 )
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