Northern Ohio man sentenced to prison for coercion and enticement of a minor; transportation of a minor across state lines for sexual activity
Jeffrey Deitsch, 36, of St. Marys and later Spencerville, Ohio, was sentenced this month to 210 months (17.5 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick, after he pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor and transportation of a minor across state lines for illicit sexual activity.
Deitsch was also sentenced to 25 years of supervised release after he serves his prison term and ordered to pay a $200 special assessment and an additional assessment of $5,000 under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act.
According to court documents, Deitsch met a 15-year-old Illinois girl online, drove from Ohio to Illinois less than a week later, and transported her back to Ohio where he engaged in illicit sexual activity with her.
On June 25, 2020, Allen County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a hotel in Lima after receiving a report that the Illinois runaway was staying there with Deitsch, who was more than twice her age. Sheriff’s Deputies located the victim, who later advised that Deitsch had told her to tell anyone who asked that she was 18.
Deitsch admitted to law enforcement that he knew the victim’s age before transporting her and engaging in the sex acts.
Deitsch had just been released from state prison the month before, after having served a prison term for abduction of a different female.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Lima. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Tracey Tangeman and Angelita Cruz Bridges.
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