RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Spearfish man was sentenced to five years in prison Monday for trying to receive child pornography in August 2021 after he was caught in a law enforcement sting during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Anthony Kemp is one of nine men arrested during a sting operation in 2021 during the rally. The sting is an annual routine collaboration between local, state and federal law enforcement. Agents pose as children and communicate with potential predators.
Kemp engaged in a sexually driven conversation with the undercover agent who he thought was a minor according to court documents.
Kemp told the court he’s not the same person he was when he was arrested thanks to his newfound faith in God, and he hopes to help others in prison.
Kemp will also have to pay a standard $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund ordered in every federal felony case and $4,000 assessment per the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
