Alyson Cranick, Enticement of Minor, Connecticut 2022

Feds Charge Local Woman with Enticing Minor to Engage in Sex

Alyson Cranick, 43, of Columbia, has been charged with enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, according to federal authorities.

Cranick's initial appearance in federal court is scheduled for tomorrow at 10:00 am in New Haven. She was arrested on related state charges on November 14, 2023, and has been detained in state custody since November 28, 2023.

As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, Cranick, first using text messaging and Snapchat, and then using the internet chat service Discord, enticed an 11-year-old boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct with her. Several times during the summer of 2022, the minor victim sneaked out his house after midnight to meet up with Cranick to engage in sexual activity.

Between July and October 2022, Cranick exchanged more than 4,700 messages with the minor victim on Discord.

The charge of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life.

U.S. Attorney Avery stressed that a complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This matter is being investigated by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force and the Connecticut State Police's Eastern District Major Crime Unit. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel E. Cummings through the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation.

Alyson Cranick, 43, of Columbia, charged with enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity in Connecticut.

The defendant's current status is being detained in state custody since November 28, 2023.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/columbia-woman-charged-using-discord-entice-minor-engage-sexual-activity