CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who attempted to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity was sentenced July 2, 2015 to over 10 years in federal prison.
Colton Rickels, age 20, of Monticello, Iowa, received the sentence after an April 20, 2015 guilty plea to one count of attempted enticement of a minor. At the guilty plea hearing, Rickels admitted that, in October 2014, he used the Internet to attempt to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a 12-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity. At the sentencing hearing, the court also discussed defendant’s repeated sex acts with another 12-year-old girl and his inappropriate contact with a 13-year-old girl.
Rickels was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge Linda R. Reade. Rickels was sentenced to 121 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed, and he must also serve a 10-year term of supervised release. He must comply with all sex offender registration and public notification requirements.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark Tremmel and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, the Monticello Police Department, and the Cedar Rapids Police Department.
2 thoughts on “Iowa man sentenced to over 10 years for attempted enticement of a minor”
Bring back the death penalty for crimes agents children! It is crazy our tax dollars are keeping this piece of sh$$ alive!
That guy is actually 19; he is a teenager ;not a man !! He won’t last in prison anyway; won’t last 6 months before he gets stuff shoved up his anus