SEATTLE — An eastern Snohomish County man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday for transporting a boy across state lines for immoral purposes and for counterfeiting.
Jack Grant Jeakins, 37, of Startup got an exceptionally long term from U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Zilly because of almost four years of sexual abuse suffered by the boy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A jury convicted Jeakins of 10 counts, five each involving molestation of the now 14-year-old boy and five related to counterfeiting.
The case came to the attention of police in January when a restaurant employee called Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies about a possible counterfeit $100 bill that the boy had used to pay for a meal.
Deputies and Secret Service agents questioned the boy about the bill and his relationship with Jeakins. The boy told officials about the nearly four years of abuse.
Over three years, Jeakins brought the boy across state lines from Oregon to various states including Arizona, Colorado, Florida and Washington.
While living in hotels near Denver, Jeakins taught the boy how to make counterfeit currency using a computer and printer, federal attorneys said. The two made more than $2,000 in counterfeit currency and passed the bills in various states, attorneys said.
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