CEDAR RAPIDS – A man who attempted to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison.
Jason Koontz, age 34, of Clarence, Iowa, received the sentence after a July 18, 2019, guilty plea to one count of attempted enticement of a minor. At the plea hearing, Koontz admitted that, in July 2017, he attempted to persuade, induce, or entice a person who he believed to be a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.
Koontz was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Koontz was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed, and Koontz must also serve a five-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, Homeland Security Investigations, the Hiawatha Police Department, and the Marion Police Department.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Sick CHO-MO… They’ll like him in the pokey! Maybe he should have stuck with dating older women like his sister. #Whypepo problems.
Why didn’t he get a deferred judgement like the 13%er in Floyd County got for sexually assaulting a kid? #Weshouldhavepickedourowncotton
Because he’s not an undocumented Democrat.
Over the last couple of years Floyd county has produced several sick “white trash” rapists that look at sex with a minor as acceptable, use it as control, or just becuz they can’t get a date with a woman who isn’t in their immediate family. #makemyfamilytreegreatagain