A federal grand jury in New Haven has indicted Miguel Francisco Guzman, 30, of Woodbridge, New Jersey, on charges related to child exploitation and drug distribution. The announcement was made by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and P.J. O’Brien, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The indictment was returned on August 5, 2025. Guzman has been detained since his arrest on August 12. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish in Hartford, where he pleaded not guilty and was ordered detained.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Guzman began communicating via Snapchat with a child under the age of 13 in Connecticut in March 2025. He allegedly solicited sexually explicit images from the minor victim and sent explicit images of himself to the child. Authorities allege that Guzman traveled to Connecticut to engage in sexual conduct with the minor victim and provided cocaine to the child.
Investigators further allege that a court-authorized search of Guzman's Snapchat account revealed attempts to solicit sexually explicit images and sexual encounters with other minors between March and May 2025.
Guzman faces one count each of enticement of a minor and attempted enticement of a minor—charges carrying mandatory minimum sentences of ten years imprisonment and up to life on each count—as well as one count of distribution of a controlled substance to a person under age 21, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of one year and up to forty years imprisonment.
"U.S. Attorney Sullivan 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."
The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from local police in Connecticut and the Woodbridge (N.J.) Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine E. Boyles is prosecuting the case with support from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood Initiative by the U.S. Department of Justice, which focuses on protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation through increased law enforcement efforts (https://www.justice.gov/psc).
Reports concerning child exploitation can be submitted at www.cybertipline.com.
