SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Peter N. Allen, age 32, of East
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, appeared today on a criminal complaint charging him
with attempted enticement and coercion of a minor into a sexual act, announced
United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Thomas F. Relford, Special Agent in
Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The complaint charges that Allen attempted to entice and
coerce a person he believed to be an 11-year-old girl to engage in sexual acts
with him. In fact, the girl was
portrayed by an undercover police officer, and Allen was arrested in Broome
County after he drove there from Pennsylvania, expecting to meet the purported
child at her home.
The charge filed against Allen carries a maximum sentence of
life in prison, with a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, a fine of up to
$250,000, and a post-imprisonment term of supervised release of at least 5
years, and up to life. If convicted, Allen will also be required to register as
a sex offender. A defendant’s sentence
is imposed by a judge based on the particular statute the defendant is charged
with violating, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors. The charge in
the complaint is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent
unless and until proven guilty
Allen appeared today in Binghamton, New York, before United
States Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric and was ordered detained pending
further proceedings.
This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sahar
L. Amandolare.
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