A Bradley man, 29-year-old Joshua Koenig was sentenced (Tuesday) 96 months in federal prison for one count of attempted enticement of a minor and two counts of attempted receipt of child pornography.

Law enforcement identified Koenig when he attempted to meet two separate individuals whom he believed to be minors on a popular dating application. Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm sentenced Koenig to the eight-year term to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. Koenig pleaded guilty in November 2021 to the three-count indictment.

Koenig has remained in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service since his arrest in 2020.

Koenig was arrested February 14, 2020, as part of an FBI operation conducted in Kankakee County. The operation was conducted with the assistance of the Bradley Police Department, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elly Peirson represented the government in this prosecution.

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