PROVIDENCE, RI — A Cranston man was charged with attempting to entice minors into having sex with him, producing child sexual abuse material and traveling out of state to engage in illicit sexual conduct, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Michael Gallo, 33, "used online communications platforms to attempt to entice multiple minors" from June 2025 through March, the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a media release.
Gallo also "traveled from Rhode Island to Massachusetts with the intent to engage in illicit conduct with a minor" and "produced and received CSAM involving multiple minor victims," according to the release.
A federal affidavit "describes separate periods of alleged conduct involving three minor victims," the release said.
"Gallo was taken into custody and is currently being held pending further court proceedings," according to the release.
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