Louisville, KY - A Louisville, Kentucky, man was sentenced yesterday to 17 years in federal prison for enticement and sex trafficking of a minor.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud of the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nashville, Special Agent in Charge Robert Holman of the United States Secret Service (USSS), and Chief Paul Humphrey of the Louisville Metro Police Department made the announcement.

According to court documents, Timothy Boden, 41, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for one count of enticement of a minor victim and one count of sex trafficking a minor victim.

There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was investigated by the HSI, the USSS, and the Louisville Metro Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Tieke and Danielle Yannelli prosecuted the case.

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. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab "resources."

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