Published: March 08, 2006 12:30 am            

Man sentenced for computer crimes

CNHI News Service

An Oklahoma City man was sentenced Friday for sex crimes committed in 2004 after "chatting" on the computer with someone he thought was a 14-year-old virgin.

Dewayne Allen Boren, 39, formerly of Moore, was found guilty of attempting to make a lewd proposal to a minor, and given a 10-year suspended sentence by District Judge Tom Lucas. Boren was placed on two years' probation supervision and ordered to follow the rules and conditions of sex offenders.

Counts two and three were dismissed -- attempting to offer to transport a minor for lewd or indecent purposes; and use of a computer to violate an Oklahoma statute.

Count four, use of a computer to distribute pornography to minors, was reduced to a misdemeanor count of transfer of information by computer, and Boren was given a one-year suspended sentence.

According to court records, Boren, in March 2004 and via the Internet, "initiated sexual topics (with the victim) which become more and more sexually explicit." Boren told the woman he wanted to engage in sex with her and would travel from Moore to Norman -- where he believed the victim lived -- to meet with her at a local 7-Eleven, police said. Boren sent the intended victim naked photos of himself, along with a photo of his vehicle so she'd know what he'd be driving, police said.

The "virgin" was actually a police decoy affiliated with U.S. Cyberwatch, and Norman police detectives met and arrested Boren instead.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Dave Batton; Boren was defended by attorney Steve Stice.

        

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