ALBANY, NEW YORK – Bryan P. Krynicki, age 56, of Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with traveling across state
lines with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C.
Jaquith and Susan Ferensic, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field
Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The charges in the complaint are merely accusations. The
defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The criminal complaint alleges that between February 7, 2020
and April 29, 2020, Krynicki exchanged text messages with an undercover
investigator who was posing as a 14-year old boy. Many of the messages sent by Krynicki
involved Krynicki expressing his desire to engage in sexual acts with the
boy. In April 2020, Krynicki and the boy
discussed plans in which Krynicki would travel from Massachusetts in order to
meet the boy at a location in Nassau, New York. On the morning of April 29,
2020, Krynicki drove from Pittsfield to Nassau, where he was encountered by law
enforcement officials and arrested.
Krynicki appeared today for a detention hearing before
United States Magistrate Judge Christian F. Hummel, who ordered him detained.
The charge filed against Krynicki carries a maximum sentence
of 30 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised
release of at least 5 years and up to life.
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.
This case is being investigated by the FBI and its Child
Exploitation Task Force, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States
Attorney Rachel Williams.
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