Davenport man convicted of enticement of minor
On June 21, Auston McLain, 38, of Davenport, was found guilty by a federal jury of one count of attempted enticement of a minor and one count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual activity, according to a news release.
Over two days of trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Sarah Darrow, the United States presented evidence establishing that from Nov. 10, 2020, through Nov. 14, 2020, McLain communicated with an individual he believed to be a minor about engaging in sexual activity, sent pornographic pictures to the person he believed was a minor, asked for pictures, and then traveled from Iowa to Illinois with the intent to meet with the child and engage in sexual activity, officials allege.
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