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, pleaded not guilty to the charges, and remains in detention.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Guzman began communicating with a child under the age of 13 from Connecticut via Snapchat in March 2025. It is alleged that he solicited sexually explicit images from the minor victim and sent explicit images of himself as well. Authorities state that Guzman traveled to Connecticut to engage in sexual conduct with the minor victim and provided cocaine to them.
Further investigation through a court-authorized search of Guzman’s Snapchat account reportedly revealed additional attempts by him to solicit sexually explicit images and arrange 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—both carrying mandatory minimum sentences of ten years imprisonment and up to life—and one count of distribution of a controlled substance to a person under age 21, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of one year imprisonment and up to forty years.
U.S. Attorney Sullivan stated: “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 as well as 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 (https://www.justice.gov/psc). Cases involving child exploitation can be reported at https://www.cybertipline.com.
