United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Winner,
South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography was
sentenced on March 9, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District
Court.
Duane Hosek, age 62, was sentenced to 5 years of
imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a
$100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Hosek was one of ten men who were arrested and federally
indicted as a result of an undercover sex trafficking operation conducted
during the 2016 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, targeting persons willing to pay to
have sex with underage girls or boys obtained through the Internet. The conviction stemmed from Hosek
communicating with someone he believed to be a minor for the purpose of
engaging in sexual acts, and requesting that the minor send pornographic images
to Hosek.
The undercover operation and arrests were a joint effort
between the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, the Department of
Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Rapid City Police
Department, and the Pennington County Sheriff’s office. Assistant U.S. Attorney
Sarah Collins prosecuted the case.
Hosek was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S.
Marshals Service.
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