New London Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Enticment of a Minor Over Text Message

NEW LONDON, CT - A New London man plead guilty Wednesday to attempting to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity.

According to court documents and statements made in court, 39-year old Bryan White used a cell phone and video chatting service to communicate with a 13-year-old girl from New Jersey in June and July 2016.

White was allegedly aware of the victim's age, as she repeatedly told him over text message. He responded by saying that “age is just a number to deny u things” and that he is a “child lover.”

The text exchanges with the victim were sexually explicit, and White requested that the victim travel from New Jersey to Connecticut to engage in sexual activity with him.

On June 16 the victim’s father discovered the texts with White on the victim’s phone and reported it to local police. An officer then continued to correspond with White, posing as the victim.

Between June 29 and July 5, 2016, White repeatedly asked the undercover officer to come to Connecticut, and described the sexual activity he wanted to engage in. The undercover officer agreed to take a bus from New Jersey to Connecticut.

The suspect said he would be at a bus terminal wearing a yellow “Michigan” shirt, and that he would bring condoms and pina colada wine coolers to the bus station. He was subsequently arrested at the New London bus station on July 5.

At the time of his arrest, police said White was in possession of a condom and two bottles of alcoholic beverages.

The suspect plead guilty to attempting to enticement the minor, for which he faces 10 years to life in prison. He is scheduled for sentencing on May 23.

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