(WFRV) – A 43-year-old North Dakota man was sentenced to 30 years in prison by Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach after pleading guilty to child enticement and committing a felony sex offense against a minor.
Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that 43-year-old Kelly Rosemore, who was living in North Dakota around the time of the offenses, was sentenced on May 15.
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Rosemore, a previously registered sex offender after a prior felony offense in 2010, was living in North Dakota in late 2023. Before December 2023, he met a 14-year-old Wisconsin girl online and groomed her with sexually explicit photos.
Rosemore knew she was underage and traveled to the Green Bay area in March and April 2024, renting hotel rooms, where he sexually assaulted her.
According to the release, he restricted her breathing, restrained her wrists and had her blindfolded as he took explicit photos of her. The girl reported the sexual assaults to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office.
Rosemore, who had returned to North Dakota, sent her an explicit photo taken without her knowledge in an extortion threat. Investigations were coordinated through the Brown County Sheriff’s Office and the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
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The investigation yielded an arrest and evidence against Rosemore, who was extradited to Wisconsin and has been in custody since. Judge Griesbach noted his prior conviction on similar conduct, citing the need for a long prison sentence.
No additional details were provided.
