(Bellevue, NE) -- A former Offutt Airman is sentenced to federal prison for Interstate Travel to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct.
The United States Attorney's Office says that 24 year old Brendan Joray, of Bellevue, was sentenced on July 22nd to 36 months imprisonment, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Joray pleaded guilty in April 2022 to Interstate Travel to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct and agreed to be discharged from the Air Force.
Federa Prosecutors say in about November 2020, Joray “met” a minor online. Joray was an Airman at Offutt Air Force Base at the time, and the minor resided in New York. Prosecutors say the pair spoke, sent images and texted daily over several platforms. Soon after meeting, they had regular video or audio “sex calls”, during which each engaged in sexual conduct. In February 2021, Joray agreed to transport the minor to Nebraska, where the minor would share a bedroom with Joray.
Prosecutors say around February 16, 2021, Joray picked the minor up outside the minor’s home at about 1 am and drove toward Nebraska. While attempting to locate Joray and the minor, law enforcement officers spoke with Joray’s roommate in Nebraska. The roommate texted Joray, and Joray called police shortly thereafter in Illinois and waited for police to arrive. At the time of these events, Joray was 23 years of age. The minor told police that she was 16 years old, but in fact she was 15.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Papillion Police Department.