South Bend man sentenced to 12 years in prison for sex trafficking
Posted: Jul 12, 2023 9:47 PM EDT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – 40-year-old Kevin Roell, of South Bend, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. on his plea of guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a minor.
Roell was sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by eight years of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, in August 2022, Roell communicated over the internet with a person he agreed to pay to facilitate him having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Roell used Bitcoin to pay a deposit, and then arrived at a hotel in South Bend with roses, jewelry, and cash planning to have sex with the minor.
He was then arrested.