Cedar Rapids man sentenced to five years for enticing a minor

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – A Cedar Rapids man has been sentenced to serve five years in prison for sexually exploiting a minor.

25-year-old Jonathan Painter was arrested and charged by Cedar Rapids Police earlier this year on charges of enticing a minor, grooming and dissemination of obscene material to a minor.

Police posed as an underage 14-year-old girl on an undercover online profile. In late January, Painter made inappropriate comments, asked for lewd photos and attempted to arrange a place to meet…

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