A 32-year-old Indian national 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.
Upendra Aduru, an Indian national in the US on a student visa, was found to have communicated through social media with a detective pretending to be a thirteen-year-old girl, according to court information.
“An Indian national has been sentenced in federal court to 12 years in jail and 10 years supervised release on his conviction of attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter imposed the sentence on Upendra Aduru, 32,” the US Justice Department said in a statement.
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. The Indian national was arrested after his arrival and a search of his phone revealed the social media communications between him and the undercover detective.
“This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse,” the US State Department said.
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