Buffalo, NY (WBEN) A Broome County man is charged with traveling to Wyoming County to attempt to have sex with a 13 year old girl.
David Lettieri, 33, of Harpursville, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal with enticement of a minor, and traveling to engage in illicit sexual contact. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison.
Federal prosecutors say Lettieri met the teen at a park near her home in Wyoming County with the intent of having sex. Prosecutors note however, sexual contact did not occur.
A Wyoming County Sheriff's investigator spoke with the victim's parent, and with the parent's permission, searched the teen's cell phone and determined that the victim blocked both a Facebook account and a phone number belonging to Lettieri. Prosecutors say the investigator did not recover any messages between the victim an Lettieri, however others family members reported that the girl deleted messages and blocked the number. The investigator recovered a call history between the two, including a call on October 10, 2020, the day the victim met Lettieri in a park near her home. Photos of the teen and Lettieri's face were also found on the phone. The investigator also searched Lettieri's Facebook account and recovered conversations between him, the girl, and her sister, which prosecutors say were sexual in nature. The victim's age was also revealed during the conversations.
If anyone has any information regarding this defendant, please call the FBI at 716-856-7800.
Lettieri made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer and was detained.
