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Connecticut Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Enticement in Massachusetts
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in a sexual relationship in Massachusetts.
Paul R. Hinkel, 57, of Chester, Connecticut, was convicted by a federal jury in February 2015 of using the Internet to try and coerce a minor to engage in sex.
In February 2014, an undercover federal agent placed an advertisement on Craigslist posing as a mother seeking an adult male interested in a sexual relationship with her 15-year-old daughter.
Hinkel responded to the advertisement and continued to engage in hundreds of emails with the undercover agents, detailing the sexual activities he planned to engage in with the teenager.
On March 19, 2014, Hinkel traveled from his home in Chester, Connecticut to Watertown, Massachusetts to meet and have sex with the fictional minor daughter.
He was arrested by federal agents upon his arrival at the site in Watertown.
U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Bruce M. Foucart, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, announced the sentence.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eve A. Piemonte and Jordi de Llano of Ortiz’s Major Crimes Unit.
Hinkel was sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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