North Branford Man Admits Enticing Girls Online: Feds

NORTH BRANFORD, CT — Daniel Fleischauer, 32, of North Branford pleaded guilty this week to enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity, federal authorities announced. He faces a minimum mandatory sentence of ten years when he is sentenced on Feb. 7, 2019.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between approximately 2013 and 2017, Fleischauer communicated with minor females on internet applications, including Kik and Cypher, officials said.

At times, the communications involved sexual topics, federal authorities said. During these communications, Fleischauer sent sexually explicit images of himself to minor females, and he requested, and received, images and videos of minor females engaged in sexually explicit conduct, officials said. Fleischauer believed that one of the minors with whom he engaged in this conduct was under the age of 12, officials said.

Fleischauer has been detained since his arrest on December 13, 2017. This matter is being investigated by the Connecticut Human Trafficking Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations, with the assistance of Kik Interactive.