BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr.
announced today that Sachin Aji Bhaskar, 22, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and
charged by criminal complaint with sexual enticement of a minor. The charge
carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a
$250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Wei Xiang, who is handling the case,
stated that on August 11, 2018, the defendant, using a social media
application, contacted a girl in Buffalo who was then 11 years old but claimed
to be 15. In messages on the app, Bhaskar confirmed that the girl would lose
her virginity to him. The defendant subsequently picked her up by car, and
returned her home approximately three hours later after having sex with her.
The defendant made an initial appearance before U.S.
Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroder and is being held pending a detention
hearing on November 21, 2018.
The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation Task Force, under the
direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Gary Loeffert, and the Buffalo Police
Department, under the direction of Commissioner Byron Lockwood. Additional
assistance was provided by the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, under
the direction of District Attorney John Flynn.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is
merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless
proven guilty.
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