In August, 52-year-old Kenneth Bienash was convicted and sentenced this week in Dubuque County District Court.
Bienash was charged after a Dubuque woman contacted police to report her 15-year-old son had been a victim of a sexual assault. Police say Bienash found the teen online and gave him about $200 a week to take explicit images and perform sexual favors.He was initially charged with human trafficking, third degree sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation of a minor.
Bienash must also register as a sex offender and is sentenced to a special sentence of lifetime probation.