BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sachin Aji Bhaskar, 22, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with sexual enticement of a minor. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Wei Xiang, who is handling the case, stated that on August 11, 2018, Bhaskar, using a social media application, contacted a girl in Buffalo who was then 11 years old but claimed to be 15.
In messages on the app, Bhaskar told the girl she would lose her virginity to him. Bhaskar subsequently picked her up by car, and returned her home approximately three hours later after having sex with her.
Bhaskar is being held pending a detention hearing on November 21, 2018.
