Canadian Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Sex Tourism Case

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bradley Hanaback, 34, a
would-be sex tourist from Saskatchewan, Canada, was sentenced today to four
years in prison, after pleading guilty to arranging a trip to Mexico for the
purpose of having sex with a minor, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew
Friedrich of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the District of
Arizona Diane J. Humetewa announced. U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton also
ordered Hanaback to serve a lifetime of supervised release following his
release from prison.

Hanaback pleaded guilty in March 2008 to one count of travel with intent to
have sex with a minor. In his guilty plea, Hanaback admitted that on Oct. 23,
2007, he was in Arizona en route to Mexico to have sex with what he believed
was a 10-year-old boy. According to the factual statement, Hanaback had
previously responded to an advertisement for a child sex tour in Mexico, and
paid a $50 deposit in order to arrange this trip. After Hanaback confirmed
his desire to engage in various sex acts with a 10-year-old boy, he was
arrested by federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE).

The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney James Silver of the Criminal
Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section and Senior Litigation
Counsel Vincent Q. Kirby of the District of Arizona. The investigation was
handled by ICE.

SOURCE U.S. Department of Justice

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