Christopher Smith Headed To Prison Over Sexts With 'Teen'

A 45-year-old Connecticut man who believed he was texting a 15-year-old to meet up for sex but was speaking with an undercover agent was sentenced to 16 months in prison, state authorities said.

A Connecticut man thought he was sending sexual texts to a 15-year-old, but when he arrived for their pre-planned rendezvous he learned he's been speaking to an undercover officer, authorities said.
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Josh Lanier

12/08/2024 10:30 a.m.

Christopher Smith, 45, of Middletown, who pleaded guilty to one count of criminal attempt to entice a minor by computer in October learned his fate last week, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said. He must also register as a sex offender for 10 years once he's released.

Smith traded multiple sexual messages for weeks in an attempt to meet up for sex with a teenager in a Meriden park, the prosecutor said. When he arrived for the rendezvous, police put him in handcuffs.

Smith has been held since his arrest in November 2023.

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