Sutton man sentenced for pandering multiple victims

SUTTON, Neb. (KLKN) – According to Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, Linus Cloet, age 60, of Sutton, Nebraska, was sentenced for pandering multiple victims, enticing them into commercial sex.  On November 15th, Clay County District Court Judge Stephen R. Illingworth sentenced Cloet to 10-12 years in prison.

Cloet pled no contest to the pandering charge in September, accepting the convection while avoiding the admission of guilt.  The charge includes incidences of three victims, all young males in their late teens or early twenties.

“This sentence shows that Nebraska will hold to account those who prey on the vulnerable, especially those exploited to satisfy a sexual appetite. These crimes happened in and around Sutton, Nebraska, population 1,503, which serves to reminds us all to be watchful, in our large and small communities, and to report incidents that appear to be criminal exploitation,” said Attorney General Peterson.

Sutton Police Department, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Kearney Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol, and the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office all took part in the investigation of this case.