Parolee from Windsor Charged With Sexual Enticement of Teen Girl

WINDSOR, CT — A Windsor man who is on parole for a conviction on aggravated sexual abuse of a minor was arrested Tuesday with another attempted solicitation of an underage girl.

Andrew Cunningham, 37, was charged with criminal attempt to commit second-degree sexual assault, patronizing a prostitute, enticing a minor by computer, risk of injury to a child and third-degree e-crime. Bond was set at $250,000, and he is being held at the Hartford Correctional Center pending arraignment Wednesday.

On March 28 of this year, a 13-year-old girl in Tennessee became a victim of enticement from Cunningham, who attempted to have her travel to Connecticut by bus to engage in sexual contact, according to a state police report.

An undercover investigation was launched in which troopers communicated with Cunningham, making arrangements for the presumed teen to travel to Hartford for sexual contact in exchange for cash, police said.

Computer Crimes troopers and Hartford parole officers arrested Cunningham without incident around 11:15 a.m. at Union Station in Hartford.

Cunningham was previously convicted in 2015 of aggravated sexual abuse in connection with illegal sexual contact with a minor in Illinois the previous year.

Photo courtesy of Connecticut State Police