RI Man Sentenced for Attempting to Entice 11-Year-Old to Engage in Sexual Activity

RI Man Sentenced for Attempting to Entice 11-Year-Old to Engage in Sexual Activity

A Rhode Island man who used multiple online accounts to communicate with underage girls, including an 11-year-old in New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Rhode Island for attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and for transmitting obscene material to a minor, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

Jeffrey Locke Slinn, 43, of Warwick was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose to 15 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release.  

Slinn pleaded guilty on October 30, 2023, to attempted enticement of a minor and transfer of obscene material to a minor.

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The press release on Thursday regarding the action was the first since the government shutdown ended; previously, the last one was on September 30, 2025.

 

About Case

According to court documents, in July 2023, Slinn engaged in a series of sexually explicit online communications with an 11-year-old girl in New Jersey, attempting to entice her to engage in sexual conduct and exchanged sexually explicit images and videos with her.
 
Slinn was arrested on October 26, 2023, and charged by way of a federal criminal complaint with attempted enticement of a minor and transfer of obscene material to a minor.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Julie M. White, and the matter was investigated by the FBI, the Ocean Township, New Jersey, Police Department, and the Warwick, Rhode Island, Police Department.