Hunter
09/29/24
A Cedar Rapids man faces up to 14 years in prison when he’s sentenced on enticing a minor charges.
The Gazette reports 34-year-old Coady Tallman pleaded guilty to enticing a minor under 16 and sex offender registry violation second or subsequent offense, both Class D felonies, and two charges of telephone dissemination of obscene material to a minor, both aggravated misdemeanors.
His trial was previously set to start next week in Linn County District Court.
Tallman allegedly admitted to sending sexual messages and explicit photos to a boy he believed to be 14 years old but was in fact an undercover police officer. He will be sentenced December 3rd.
The sting operation ran between June 11 and 18. 43-year-old Kenneth Ruby of Cedar Rapids also pleaded guilty and faces a prison sentence of up to 5 years when sentenced November 26th.
29-year-old Aaron Dicken of West Branch, and 55-year-old David Wren Jr, 50 year old Scott Greenman, and 42 year-old Adam Darling, all of Cedar Rapids, will be tried over the next several months.