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Hillsboro Man Sentenced to a Decade in Prison for Enticement of a Minor

Federal judge Sue Myerscough didn’t exactly have romance in her heart when she handed down a St Valentine’s Day sentence to a Hillsboro man who pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor. On Monday, Judge Mysercough sentenced 32-year-old Andrew Collins of the 200 block of Main Street yesterday to ten years in prison, followed by ten years of supervised release. Federal prosecutors say Collins offered various inducements to have a sixteen year old to have intercourse with him, including a chance to live together in the future.  

Agencies participating in the investigation include the United States Secret Service and Central and Southern Illinois Financial and Cyber Crimes Task Force. 

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov

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