This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. His sentence today serves as an example of FBI Omaha’s unwavering commitment to work with our law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute anyone who victimizes children.” He used that trust to prey on a teenage girl. He is scheduled to be sentenced on that case on August 25, 2021.įBI Omaha Special Agent in Charge Eugene Kowel said, “The family of Zhijun Xia’s victim trusted him as an academic and tutor. Xia has also pled guilty to one count of First Degree Sexual Assault in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska for events occurring with the same victim in Omaha. Immediately following this incident, Xia continued to message the victim on WeChat regarding the July 11 incident. It is a crime under Nebraska State law for someone over the age of 25 to subject someone between the ages of 12 and 16 to sexual penetration. Xia was 27 years of age and the victim was 15 years of age. Xia picked up the victim from the University of Nebraska campus and took the victim to the Red Roof Inn, where he subjected the victim to sexual penetration. Xia reserved a room at the Red Roof Inn and Suites in Lincoln for the night of July 11. During this conversation, Xia discussed various forms of birth control with the victim in response to the victim relaying her fears of becoming pregnant while in high school. Xia messaged the victim over the Internet using WeChat about his plan to visit her in Lincoln on July 11. On July 10, 2018, the victim attended a summer camp at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. Xia began inquiring over WeChat about the victim’s sexual history. Xia met the victim in person for the tutoring sessions and began communicating with the victim over the social media application WeChat. Xia began tutoring the victim in June of 2018. Xia met the victim’s mother who hired Xia to tutor the victim in the Chinese language. Judge Gerrard noted in pronouncing this sentence and recognizing the trauma the victim suffered that “It’s the Court’s hope the victim knows these incidents should not shape her life.”īetween Jto February 28, 2020, Xia was a graduate student at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
Xia will be deported back to China after serving his sentence. Additionally, Xia was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution. After his release, Xia will be on supervised release for 5 years and be required to register as a sex offender. There is no parole in the federal system. Gerrard for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor. Sharp announced that Zhijun Xia, age 30, of China, was sentenced today to 210 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge John M.
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