Repeat child sex crime offender sentenced to more than 30 years in prison

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A defendant who served more than 11 years in prison for a child pornography offense then re-engaged with an individual he believed to be the mother of three minor girls to discuss his sexual desires with the girls was sentenced in federal court here today to 378 months in prison.

This case marks the fourth federal child exploitation or pornography conviction for William Kisor, 57, of Columbus. Kisor was on supervised release for two prior offenses when he first communicated in 2012 with the undercover agent whom he believed was a mother of minors.

According to court documents, after being released from prison, Kisor contacted the same online undercover agent with whom he communicated prior to his 2012 conviction, never realizing that the person was an agent of law enforcement. The undercover agent used the persona of an adult mother with minor daughters. The defendant contacted the agent in hopes of beginning an incestuous relationship with the "mother" and "daughters."

For several months, while the defendant was on supervised release, the defendant communicated with the purported mother via email, text message, and phone call and described in detail the sexual acts that he wanted to perpetrate on the fictional daughters whom he was told were 8 and 14 years old.

In November 2024, Kisor drove to a hotel in Canal Winchester to meet the woman and her children and was arrested by federal agents.

Kisor pleaded guilty in October 2025 to attempted coercion and enticement.

Dominick S. Gerace II, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Jared Murphey, Acting Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit, announced the sentence imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson. Senior Litigation Counsel Heather A. Hill and Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer M. Rausch are representing the United States in this case.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorney's Offices and the 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.

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