Rathdrum man caught in child seduction

A Rathdrum man was sentenced to federal prison after seducing children online, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release Thursday.

Donovan Vinton Nagle, 62, was sentenced to 90 months for two counts of attempting to use interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor.

According to court records, between June 30 and August 24, 2023, Nagle explicitly communicated online with an undercover agent from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, posing as the mother of an 11-year-old… old girl, the release said .

“Nagle expressed sexual interest in the fictional child, sent explicit photographs and arranged to meet the mother and child for a sexual encounter at a hotel in Coeur d’Alene,” the release said. “On the day of the arranged meeting, Nagle drove from work to the hotel, parked his car and began walking to the hotel. Nagle, who was carrying a bag of candy, ice cream bars and energy drinks, was then arrested in the parking lot .”

Chief District Judge David C. Nye also ordered that Nagle be released on supervised release for the remainder of his life after his prison term. Nagle pleaded guilty to the charges on July 15, 2024.

“Every child deserves to grow up safe and scar-free in communities free from the threat of child predators,” said Special Agent in Charge Robert Hammer, who oversees HSI operations in the Pacific Northwest. “This sentence helps keep a dangerous predator off the streets, and if we are to be effective in protecting our most vulnerable, it will take eternal vigilance from HSI, our law enforcement partners and the public to identify those who would attempt to exploit children outside. .”

U.S. Attorney Hurwit praised Homeland Security Investigations’ investigation and thanked the Idaho State Police for their assistance in arresting Nagle. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Johnson prosecuted all three cases