East Hartford Resident Charged with Child Enticement Offense

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment today charging JOSE ANTONIO QUIROZ-MARTINEZ, 26, last residing in East Hartford, with enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity.

The indictment alleges that in April and May 2017, QUIROZ-MARTINEZ used a cell phone to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity constituting a violation of federal law prohibiting the production of child pornography.

If convicted of the charge, QURIOZ-MARTINEZ faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life.

QUIROZ-MARTINEZ has been detained since his arrest on related state charges on May 4, 2017.

U.S. Attorney Daly 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 matter is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the East Hartford Police Department.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy V. Gifford.