Wife of former Fort Bragg soldier sentenced for interfering with child sexual assault case

Jul. 23--The wife of a former Fort Bragg soldier was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday for interfering in her husband's child sexual assault case, officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office and Justice Department said.

Shanynn Kemp, 52, of Cameron, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice Dec. 11 before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Terrence W. Boyle of the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Kemp's husband, Daniel Kemp Sr., was sentenced to life in prison on July 8 for aggravated sexual assault of a minor.

Daniel Kemp was assigned to Fort Bragg and in April 2017, a victim told a teacher, guidance counselor, social worker and Army Criminal Investigations Command agent that he sexually assaulted her, court documents state.

The victim showed the teacher photos of physical abuse and said Kemp forced her to watch pornographic videos.

The criminal complaint alleges six victims filed complaints, including the first victim's later complaints of forced sexual acts and rape.

The criminal complaint said that swabs were taken from five victims and Kemp's DNA was a match.

Officials said that during the investigation, Shanynn Kemp "intentionally harassed and dissuaded a witness from disclosing to law enforcement information about the sexual offense."

Court documents state that she took her husband's computer out of state, called one of the victim's a liar on the victim's Facebook page and later called the victim to apologize for the Facebook message.

Officials said Shanynn Kemp received the maximum statutory sentence allowed under law for obstruction of justice, and after serving her sentence she will be required to have one year of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command and the FBI.

It was prosecuted by trial attorney Kaylynn Foulon of the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Charity Wilson of the Eastern District of North Carolina.

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