United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
05/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/06/2026 12:59
St. Tammany Parish Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Coercion and Enticement of a Minor
SLIDELL, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney David I. Courcelle announced that DEVIN JUNEAU, ("JUNEAU"), age 40, was charged on April 24, 2026 in a two-count Indictment by a federal grand jury.
In Count One, JUNEAU is charged with sexual exploitation of a child, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251(a) and (e). If convicted, JUNEAU faces a mandatory minimum term of 15 years up to 30 years imprisonment, a fine of up to 250,000, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.
Count Two charges JUNEAU with coercion and enticement of a minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b). If convicted, JUNEAU faces a mandatory minimum term of 10 years up to life imprisonment, a fine of 250,000, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.
If convicted of either count, JUNEAU will be required to participate in the Sex Offender Registry and Notification Act ("SORNA.")
U.S. Attorney Courcelle reiterated that the Indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
The case was investigated by the United States Department of Homeland Security - Homeland Security Investigations, the United States Customs and Border Protection, and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Troy L. Bell of the Violent Crimes Unit.
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