Davenport Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Federal Prison for Attempted Enticement of a Minor and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender While on Federal Supervised Release

DAVENPORT, Iowa - A Davenport man was sentenced on September 15, 2025, to 180 months in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor and failure to register as a sex offender.

According to public court documents and evidence presented at sentencing, Gerald Brian Hoard, 52, was on federal supervised release due a 2022 conviction for attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor. In July 2024, Hoard sent pictures and arranged to meet up with a person who Hoard believed was a 14-year-old male. Hoard made plans to meet the minor at a Davenport movie theatre, and said he wanted to engage in sexual acts with the minor. After Hoard arrived at the movie theatre, law enforcement approached Hoard. Hoard admitted that he planned to meet a 14-year-old and that they had discussed sex acts. Hoard's cell phones were examined, which revealed evidence of internet identifiers, including Facebook and Grindr accounts, which Hoard failed to register as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.

After completing his term of imprisonment, Hoard will be required to serve a ten-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

Hoard's supervised release for his prior federal conviction was revoked and the Court sentenced Hoard to 12 months imprisonment, concurrent to the 180-month sentence.

United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement. This case was investigated by the Davenport Police Department and Scott County Sheriff's Office.

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 U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, 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 information about internet safety education, please visit https://www.usdoj.gov/psc and click on the resources tab.