After pleading guilty to inducing and enticing an underage victim to engage in prostitution, Brian L. Kelley, 36 of the Menominee Indian Reservation, was sentenced Tuesday to 72 months in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach.
According to the plea agreement and other documents filed with the court, Kelley used his position as a barber shop owner and bait shop proprietor to hire minors for the purpose of paying them in return for sexual activities.
In pronouncing sentence, Griesbach noted the serious nature of the charges and that the sentence is in the best interest of the public and the victims, stating “the real damage here is to the victims."
The case was investigated by the Menominee Tribal Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel R. Humble.
