Miguel Francisco Guzman, 31, of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, was sentenced on Apr. 2 to 168 months in federal prison and ten years of supervised release for child exploitation and drug distribution offenses, according to United States Attorney David X. Sullivan for the District of Connecticut.
Guzman’s sentencing follows his guilty plea to charges related to enticing a minor for sexual activity and distributing a controlled substance to a person under age 21. The case highlights ongoing efforts by federal authorities to address crimes involving children.
Court documents show that on March 18, 2025, Guzman began communicating with a girl under the age of thirteen from Connecticut via Snapchat. He solicited sexually explicit images from her and sent her explicit images of himself. Later that night, he traveled from New Jersey to Connecticut where he engaged in sexual conduct with the minor victim and coerced her into ingesting cocaine.
A search authorized by the court found that between March and May 2025 Guzman also tried to solicit explicit images and arrange meetings with other minors using Snapchat. He has been detained since his arrest on August 12, 2025.
Guzman pleaded guilty on November 6, 2025. The investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with help from local police in Connecticut as well as Woodbridge Township Police Department in New Jersey. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine E. Boyles prosecuted the case with support from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.
This prosecution is part of Project Safe Childhood Initiative run by the U.S. Department of Justice aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation through education, prevention strategies, and law enforcement actions.
More information about Project Safe Childhood can be found at www.justice.gov/psc or reports can be made at www.cybertipline.com.