Former Fort Campbell Soldier Sentenced to Life in Prison for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Minor

Louisville, KY – An Illinois man was sentenced this week to life in federal prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor.  

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge John McCabe of the United States Army’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) at Fort Campbell made the announcement.

Larry Bryan Nash, 40, of Nokomis, Illinois, formerly of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was sentenced to life in federal prison, followed by a life-term of supervised release, for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor. According to court documents, while enlisted in the United States Army and stationed at Fort Campbell Military Reservation located in Christian County, Kentucky, Nash knowingly caused Jane Doe, a minor, to engage in sexual acts. Nash did so on multiple occasions on or about and between March 5, 2020, and September 16, 2021, and specifically on September 29, 2021, by using force against her. On these occasions, Jane Doe was older than 12 but younger than 16 years old and under Nash’s supervisory control. Nash had sexually abused Jane Doe for several years prior.

There is no parole in the federal system. 

This case was investigated by the United States Army CID at Fort Campbell.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jo E. Lawless prosecuted the case. 

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc.  For more information about internet safety education, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the tab “resources.”

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