LAFAYETTE – Cory Shane Disotell, 48, of Port Barre, appeared before U.S. District Judge Robert R. Summerhays and pled guilty to transportation of a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
According to facts presented during today’s plea, Disotell devised a plan to coerce a 15-year old Port Barre minor to leave school and run away with him. On March 28, 2019, the defendant traveled to the school where the minor was a student and convinced the child to leave with him. He then transported her to Mississippi, and thereafter to Durango, Colorado, where he was apprehended after an extensive nationwide manhunt. At the time of his arrest, the defendant admitted he took the child from Port Barre to Mississippi, and ultimately to Durango, Colorado, engaging in sexual acts along the way.
At sentencing Disotell faces 10 years to life in prison, five years to life of supervised release and mandatory registration as a sex offender, a fine of up to $250,000, and forfeiture of a Braztech S41118 .410 caliber shotgun seized at the time of his arrest in Colorado. Judge Summerhays set sentencing for January 10, 2020.
The FBI, U.S. Marshal’s Service, Port Barre Police Department, Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office, and Durango, Colorado Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Luke Walker and Supervisory Assistant U.S. Attorney Myers P. Namie are prosecuting the case.