BOSTON — Dillan Letellier, 32, of Saco, Maine, admitted in federal court yesterday to luring two 14-year-old girls into sexual encounters by posing as a teenage boy online. Letellier pleaded guilty to two counts of coercion and enticement of a minor, one count of attempted coercion and enticement, three counts of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, and one count of possession of child pornography.
U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole, Jr., set sentencing for March 27, 2017. The charges carry brutal penalties: each count of coercion and enticement demands a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and up to life, with fines reaching $250,000. Travel charges allow up to 30 years; possession of child pornography up to 20 years. All include a mandatory minimum of five years supervised release and lifetime sex offender registration.
Letellier didn’t just hide behind a screen—he acted. Posing as a 17-year-old, he groomed two minors over the internet before making the drive from Saco, Maine, to their Massachusetts towns. On separate trips, he picked up each girl and took them to secluded locations where they engaged in sexual intercourse. The deception unraveled when law enforcement launched an investigation leading to his arrest on October 3, 2013.
A forensic sweep of electronic devices seized from Letellier’s home uncovered thousands of child pornographic images and videos—digital evidence that sealed his fate. The grotesque collection painted a picture of a man deeply entrenched in the exploitation of children, both in fantasy and in flesh.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus and Anne Paruti of the Major Crimes Unit under U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, led by Inspector in Charge Shelly Binkowski, spearheaded the probe, with critical support from the Saco Police Department and local Massachusetts municipal police departments where the victims reside.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood, a DOJ initiative launched in 2006 to combat child exploitation through coordinated federal, state, and local action. The program targets predators who use the internet to groom, coerce, and abuse minors. For more information, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov/.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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