ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– An Arkansas man was sentenced Wednesday for traveling from Arkansas to Albany with the intent to engage in sexual contact with a child. Kyle Biswell, 39, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with a life term of probation after his release.
According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Biswell was arrested in April 2023 after a federal complaint was filed stating Biswell communicated with someone in Albany online whom he believed would allow him to engage in sexual contact with an 11-year-old. He was arrested at the airport and was reportedly found with Viagra pills in his suitcase and later admitted to flying to Albany intending to engage in sexual contact with a minor.
In July 2024, Biswell pleaded guilty to traveling to Albany with the intent to engage in sexual contact with a child. He also pleaded guilty to transporting child sex abuse images and videos in interstate commerce, according to the DOJ.
The DOJ said Biswell admitted that he brought child pornography with him to Albany, on his cell phone. Upon a search of the phone by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it was found he reportedly had numerous videos and images depicting child pornography, including several videos depicting the sexual abuse and rape of children under the age of 5.
With the FBI investigation, a federal judge found he had previously engaged in oral-to-genital contact with an infant.
After his plea, he waived an evidentiary hearing and objected to being sentenced as a repeat and dangerous sex offender against minors in exchange for a 20-year prison sentence and life on probation.
In addition to those sentences, he was ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution and a special assessment of $200. When released from prison, he will be required to register as a sex offender.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin S. Clark prosecuted the case as part of Project Safe Childhood. Project Safe Childhood uses federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute those who exploit children through the internet.
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