New Jersey Man Charged with Enticing Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity, Distributing Cocaine to Minor Victim

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O'Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging MIGUEL FRANCISCO GUZMAN, 30, of Woodbridge, New Jersey, with child exploitation and drug distribution offenses.

The indictment was returned on August 5, 2025, and Guzman has been detained since his arrest on August 12. He appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish in Hartford, pleaded not guilty to the charges, and was ordered detained.

As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, in March 2025, Guzman began messaging on Snapchat with a child under the age of 13 ("minor victim") in Connecticut. Guzman solicited sexually explicit images from the minor victim and sent sexually explicit images of himself to the minor victim. Guzman then travelled to Connecticut to engage in sexual conduct with the minor victim. He also provided cocaine to the minor victim.

It is further alleged that a court-authorized search of Guzman's Snapchat account has revealed attempts by Guzman to solicit sexually explicit images and sexual encounters with other minors between March and May 2025.

The indictment charges Guzman with one count of enticement of a minor and one count of attempted enticement of a minor, charges that carry a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life on each count, and one count of distribution of a controlled substance to a person under age 21, which carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year and a maximum term of imprisonment of 40 years.

U.S. Attorney Sullivan stressed that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

This investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with the assistance of local police in Connecticut and the Woodbridge (N.J.) Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine E. Boyles, with the assistance of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey.

This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

To report cases of child exploitation, please visit https://www.cybertipline.com.