Nora R. Dannehy,
Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut,
announced that JONATHAN DESROSIER, 29, of Norwich, was sentenced
today to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by eight years of
supervised release, for attempting to engage in sexual activity
with a minor. On October 8, 2008, DESROSIER
pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to use an interstate facility to transmit
information about a minor.
According
to documents filed with the Court and statements made in
court, beginning in September 2007, DESROSIER engaged in
numerous Internet conversations with a person he believed
to be a 14-year-old girl, but who was, in fact, an undercover
Milford Police officer working with the Connecticut Computer
Crimes Task Force and posing as a 14-year-old girl. Through
these Internet conversations, DESROSIER arranged with the “girl” to
meet for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity.
Law
enforcement officers arrested DESROSIER on the evening
of November 16, 2007, after he arrived at a bowling alley
in Milford where he had previously arranged to meet the “girl.”
Acting
U.S. Attorney Dannehy noted that this prosecution is part
of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe
Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children
from sexual abuse and exploitation.
This
case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and the Connecticut Computer Crimes Task Force, which includes
federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including
the Milford Police Department. The case was prosecuted
by Assistant United States Attorney Sarah P. Karwan.
The Connecticut
Computer Crimes Task Force was formed in February 2003 to
investigate crimes occurring over the Internet. These crimes
include computer intrusion, Internet fraud, copyright violations,
Internet threats and harassment and on-line crimes against
children. The Task Force also provides computer forensic
review services for participating agencies. The Task Force
is housed in the main FBI office in New Haven, Connecticut.
For more information about the Task Force, please contact
the FBI at 203-777-6311.
To report cases
of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com. |
