NEW YORK: Sachin Aji Bhaskar, a 22-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested and accused with the sexual enticement of a minor girl through social media in the United States.
According to the report published in the ndtv, he is a resident of New York’s Buffalo city and will face a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, and maximum of life imprisonment and a USD 250,000 fine.
By using a social media application in August the accused contacted the 11-year-old girl in Buffalo claiming to be 15, said the Assistant US Attorney Wei Xiang.
He picked her up by car and returned her home three hours later after having sex with her. The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation Task Force.
He made an initial appearance before US Magistrate Judge Kenneth Schroder and is being held pending a detention hearing.