SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney David C. Joseph
announced that a Haughton man pleaded guilty on January 16, 2019 for convincing
a minor to travel with him from West Virginia to Louisiana in order to engage
in illegal sex acts.
Blake Lee Bissell, 27, of Haughton, Louisiana, pleaded
guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to one count of coercion
and enticement to travel to engage in criminal sexual activity. According to the guilty plea, Bissell began
an online relationship with a 14-year-old in early 2018. Shortly thereafter, Bissell traveled to West
Virginia on June 30, 2018, picked up the minor and transported the minor back
to Louisiana where they engaged in illegal sexual activity.
Bissell faces up to 20 years in prison, three years of
supervised release and a $250,000 fine. The court set the sentencing date for
May 2, 2019.
The FBI and the Wheeling Police Department of West Virginia
conducted the investigation. Assistant
U.S. Attorneys Brian C. Flanagan and Earl M. Campbell are prosecuting the case.
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