United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Denver,
Colorado, man convicted of Attempted Possession of Child Pornography was
sentenced on June 10, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District
Court.
Noah Schottenstein, age 30, was sentenced to 3 years in
federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a
$100 special assessment and a $5,000 special assessment to the Federal Crime
Victims Fund.
Schottenstein was one of nine men who were arrested and
federally indicted as a result of an undercover sex trafficking operation
conducted during the 2016 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, targeting persons willing
to pay to have sex with underage girls or boys obtained through the
Internet. The conviction stemmed from
Schottenstein communicating with someone he believed to be a minor for the
purpose of engaging in sexual acts.
Additionally, Schottenstein requested the minor send him child
pornography images of herself.
The undercover operation and arrests were a joint effort
between the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, the Department of
Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Rapid City Police Department,
and the Pennington County Sheriff’s office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah
Collins prosecuted the case.
Schottenstein was immediately remanded to the custody of the
U.S. Marshals Service.
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