Indian Gets 12-Year Jail Term In US For Trying To Engage Minor In Sex Act

According to information presented to the court, from September 20, 2022, to October 6, 2022, the man in the United States on a student visa, communicated via social media with a detective posing as a thirteen-year-old girl.

Indian Gets 12-Year Jail Term In US For Trying To Engage Minor In Sex Act
Washington:

Indian national Upendra Aduru, 32, has been sentenced in a federal court to 12 years in jail for attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, a US Attorney said Thursday.

According to information presented to the court, from September 20, 2022, to October 6, 2022, Aduru, an Indian national in the United States on a student visa, communicated via social media with a detective posing as a thirteen-year-old girl.

During the communication, Aduru repeatedly expressed his desire to engage in sexual activity with the purported thirteen-year-old and even sent the undercover detective several images of adult pornography.

Aduru also repeatedly sought to meet with the girl and eventually travelled to a park in Millcreek Township after setting up a meeting with the girl.

He was arrested after his arrival and a search of his phone revealed the social media communications between Aduru and the undercover detective, a media release said. 

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