Man sentenced to 7.5 years for attempting to use interstate facilities to transmit information about minor

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – A 35-year-old Boise man was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for attempted use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.

According to court records, the investigation began in April 2023 when the Boise Police Department (BPD) received a report that Japheth Shipp had engaged in inappropriate communications with a 13-year-old. A BPD detective began communicating with Shipp posing as the child. During the electronic communications, Shipp sent explicit images and discussed engaging the child in sexual acts. Shipp was arrested when he traveled to meet the child. 

U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford also sentenced Shipp to ten years of supervised release. Shipp will be required to register as a sex offender as a result of the conviction.

U.S. Attorney Hurwit commended the investigation by the Boise Police Department, which led to the charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kassandra McGrady prosecuted this case.