MA Man Sentenced For Trying To Entice Rhode Island 12-Year-Old Girl For Sex

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Tuesday after he admitted to attempting to have sex with a minor in Rhode Island, the Department of Justice said.

Cody Hansen, 38, of Orange, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in December 2021 to attempted enticement of a minor, attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct in U.S. District Court.

Hansen admitted to posting an online advertisement looking for "someone that likes to play when the girl is passed out." In May 2018, he connected with a person he believed to be the father of two girls, ages 12 and 8, who lived in Rhode Island. The "father" gave Hansen an email address to contact the older girl. The man was actually an undercover Rhode Island State Police officer, U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha's office said.

Hansen went on to exchange messages with whom he believed was the 12-year-old. The messages became sexually graphic, including a photo of his genitals, Hansen admitted in court. He arranged to come to Rhode Island on May 21, 2018, to have sex with the girl and her younger sister.

That day, Hansen spoke on the phone with the police detective and confirmed that he was coming to Rhode Island.

When he arrived at the agreed-upon location, he parked next to the officer's car and got into the passenger seat. Talking to the undercover officer, he confirmed that he knew the ages of the children he was going to have sex with, and was immediately arrested.

Following Hansen's prison sentence, he will have to serve 20 years of supervised release.