Troy Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Attempted Enticement and Coercion

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Dusty Oliver, Jr., age 36, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for attempted enticement and coercion of a minor. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement.

As part of his previously entered guilty plea, Oliver admitted that he attempted to entice and coerce an individual, whom Oliver believed to be a 13-year-old girl, to perform sex acts. After responding to an advertisement on a social-networking site and communicating with someone whom Oliver believed was the child’s guardian, Oliver traveled on June 26, 2024, from Troy to a prearranged meeting location near Lake George, New York. He paid $240 to the individual he thought was the child’s guardian in order to have access to and perform sex acts on the child.

United States District Judge Mae A. D’Agostino also imposed a 10-year term of post-imprisonment supervised release and ordered Oliver to forfeit the phone he used to commit the offense. Oliver is required to register as a sex offender upon release from prison.

Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III stated: “Oliver’s sentence ensures he will spend a decade in federal prison for his vile actions. The messages that Mr. Oliver sent to an undercover officer to buy sex from a child would turn your stomach, and he traveled from Troy to Lake George to make his sick fantasies a reality. My Office is committed to making our communities safer by prosecuting pedophiles and working with our law enforcement partners in identifying child predators like Mr. Oliver.”

FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig L. Tremaroli stated: “Mr. Oliver’s revolting intentions just landed him in federal prison for the next decade. Today’s sentence illustrates the FBI remains steadfast in our mission to protect our most vulnerable from dangerous predators, and we will continue to use every resource available to ensure these heinous individuals are brought to justice.”

This case was investigated by FBI Albany’s Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes FBI Special Agents and investigators from state and local law enforcement agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carling Dunham prosecuted this case as part of Project Safe Childhood.

Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.