sriracha john Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Miami Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sex Tourism and Child Pornography Offenses WASHINGTON/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Miami resident Kent Frank was sentenced to 40 years in prison on sex tourism and child pornography charges, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta of the Southern District of Florida announced today. Federal District Judge Adalberto Jordan also ordered Frank to pay a $25,000 fine and serve 15 years of supervised release. On April 5, 2007, a federal jury in Miami found Frank guilty of eight counts of child exploitation offenses related to his sexual abuse of three young females in Cambodia. Frank was convicted of four counts of traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. The jury also found Frank guilty of three counts of purchasing a minor with the intent to produce child pornography and one count of traveling in foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Frank engaged in commercial sex acts with three underage girls during two trips to Cambodia between September 2003 and January 2004. Evidence showed that Frank paid underage girls in Cambodia money for sex and to pose for pornographic pictures. The prosecution stemmed from the Jan. 1, 2004, arrest of Frank in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, by the Cambodian National Police (CNP), on debauchery charges. The CNP found four females, including the three minors that Frank was convicted of exploiting, coming out of Frank's hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the day of Frank's arrest. The case was investigated by agents Gary Phillips and Taekuk Cho in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache Office in Bangkok, Thailand, and George Rodriguez and Shawn Newton in the ICE office in Miami. The anti-trafficking unit of the CNP provided substantial assistance in this case. The non-governmental organization AFESIP (Agir pour les Femmes En Situation Precaire, or Acting for Women in Distressing Situations), which sheltered the four females after they were found at Frank's hotel, has also been instrumental in efforts to protect and care for minor victims of prostitution. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Morales of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida in Miami and Trial Attorney Wendy Waldron of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice ======================================================================== Miami resident sentenced to 40 years on child porn charges A Miami resident has been sentenced to 40 years in prison on sex tourism and child pornography charges. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Kent Frank must also pay a $25,000 fine and serve 15 years of supervised release. Federal prosecutors say the 51-year-old paid underage girls in Cambodia for sex and to pose for pornographic pictures. Frank was found guilty in April on eight counts of child exploitation offenses. He was convicted of four counts of traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. - Associated Press ========================================================================= Information on his April conviction: MIAMI MAN CONVICTED OF SEX TOURISM, CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES WASHINGTON – Miami resident Kent Frank was convicted of eight counts of sex tourism and child pornography charges following a five-week trial in federal court, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta of the Southern District of Florida announced today. After less than two days of deliberations following the trial before Judge Adalberto Jordan, the federal jury in Miami found Frank guilty of eight counts charged in a 10-count indictment. Specifically, the jury convicted Frank of four counts of traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor; three counts of purchasing or otherwise obtaining custody or control of a minor with the intent to promote the production of child pornography; and one count of traveling in foreign commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. The charge of traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor is a new provision of law contained in the PROTECT Act, which became effective on April 30, 2003. The jury did not return verdicts on two counts involving one of the females referenced in the indictment – one count of traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, and one child pornography charge. The jury found that Frank engaged in commercial sex acts with three minors during two separate trips to Cambodia between September 2003 and January 2004. Evidence also showed that the defendant paid three minors in Cambodia money so that he could take pictures of them posing naked and in sexually explicit positions. The jury heard evidence that Frank took sexually explicit images of several minors in addition to the four females referenced in the indictment. “This case underscores the Department of Justice’s strong commitment to prosecuting Americans who sexually exploit children in foreign countries,” said Assistant Attorney General Fisher. “The protection of children worldwide from sexual exploitation at the hands of Americans is as important as protecting children in the United States from this vile crime.” “A jury found that defendant Kent Frank traveled abroad to sexually abuse children,” stated U.S. Attorney Acosta. “We cannot permit such individuals to seek sanctuary in our community. We will prosecute sexual abuse of children aggressively, both when the targets are children in our community and when the defendants travel to target children abroad.” “Today’s guilty verdict is a powerful example of ICE’s resolve to target pedophiles that travel abroad to sexually exploit children,” said Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “This conviction proves that under the Protect Act, international borders are not barriers for predators to hide behind when preying on children.” The case stems from the arrest of Frank by the Cambodian National Police (CNP) on Jan. 1, 2004, on debauchery charges. The CNP found four females, including the three minors that Frank was convicted of exploiting, coming out of Frank’s hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the day of Frank’s arrest. Assistant Attorney General Fisher and U.S. Attorney Acosta praised the efforts of the anti-trafficking unit of the CNP, particularly Captain Keo Thea, for their efforts to combat juvenile prostitution in Cambodia. The non-governmental organization AFESIP (Agir pour les Femmes En Situation Précaire, or Acting for Women in Distressing Situations), which sheltered the four females after they were found at Frank’s hotel, has also been instrumental in efforts to protect and care for minor victims of prostitution. The sex tourism charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. The child pornography production charges carry a minimum penalty of 30 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. The case was investigated by Criminal Investigator Gary Phillips in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache Office in Bangkok, Thailand, and Special Agents George Rodriguez and Shawn Newton in the ICE office in Miami, Florida. - U.S. Department of Justice Press Release/ April 5, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFCarlson Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 EXCELLENT! He's 51 years old? I give him not more than a year survival in whatever prison he goes to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share Posted August 1, 2007 Of note, as a federal conviction and being sent to a federal prison, there is no parole or early release... a 40 year sentence means 40 years in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Of note, as a federal conviction and being sent to a federal prison, there is no parole or early release... a 40 year sentence means 40 years in prison. He'll get the pine box early release plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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