Amily Colon, 31, of Wethersfield, was arrested on July 8 on a federal criminal complaint charging her with offenses related to the alleged sexual coercion of a minor she met online.
According to court documents, Colon identified herself as “Alice” and began an online relationship with a 13-year-old boy in New York through the Discord app. The conversations became sexually explicit, and Colon coerced the minor to send her a sexually explicit video. In exchange, Colon sent sexually explicit images and videos of herself to the minor. On June 26, 2026, Colon traveled to Long Island, picked up the boy, brought him to her residence in Wethersfield, and attempted to engage in sexual activity. She drove him back to Long Island the following day and dropped him off near his home.
Colon is charged with attempted coercion and enticement of a minor as well as transportation of a minor to engage in sexual activity. Each offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years imprisonment and could result in up to life imprisonment. Colon appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish in Hartford and was ordered detained.
United States Attorney David X. Sullivan said that “a criminal complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt,” he continued: “Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.” The investigation involves multiple agencies including the FBI New Haven Child Exploitation Task Force, FBI’s Long Island Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, Suffolk County Police Department (New York), with assistance from Wethersfield Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alexis L. Beyerlein and Nancy V. Gifford are prosecuting the case.
Sullivan thanked the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York for its assistance in this matter.
This prosecution falls under Project Safe Childhood Initiative by the U.S. Department of Justice aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse or exploitation.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut serves all residents within Connecticut by prosecuting federal crimes—including cases like this one—and handling civil cases for the government; it employs about 68 assistant attorneys along with support staff members under its umbrella within the U.S. Department of Justice.