Global Courant 2023-05-26 14:48:24
A registered sex offender in Ohio was sentenced by federal court on Thursday to 35 years or 420 months in prison for sexually exploiting two minor children, ages 9 and 12, officials said.
Nicholas J. Veerkamp, 32, of Colerain Township, Ohio, was convicted of sexually exploiting the two child victims after a jury trial in October 2022, according to the Southern District of Ohio US Attorney’s Office.
The exploitation took place a year after Veerkamp was initially required to register as a sex offender following a conviction in 2016 for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
“This defendant has demonstrated a consistent pattern of child sexual abuse,” said Kenneth L. Parker, a U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. “In his current federal case, Veerkamp snuck into underage girls’ bedrooms and took sexually explicit photos of them. There is no place in society for someone to engage in this behavior that is so harmful to our children.”
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Nicholas Veerkamp was sentenced by federal court to 35 years or 420 months in prison. (Butler County Sheriff’s Office)
U.S. Supreme Court District Judge Michael R. Barrett imposed the sentence Thursday.
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He was also convicted of possessing child pornography, including photos of the same two victims, the prosecutor’s office said.
According to court documents, Veerkamp kept photos of both children on his electronic devices, including photos of the 9-year-old’s genitals as she slept.
Law enforcement found other images of underage women on his devices, the Ohio Southern District law firm said.
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In August 2017, Veerkamp sexually exploited the unknown 12-year-old victim and took three photos of the child, which he kept, according to the public prosecutor’s office.
Two months later, Veerkamp sexually exploited a 9-year-old child. He pulled down the victim’s pants while she slept and used his other hand to take pictures of her exposed genitals, the prosecutor’s office said.
He kept 19 photos of the victim, the office said.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI Cincinnati Division, the Colerain Township Police Department, and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the investigation.
He will be released under supervision for life once he leaves prison.
