HARTFORD, Conn. — A Windsor man was arrested Thursday on a federal criminal complaint that accuses him of enticing minors to engage in sexual activity in late 2023.

Christopher Rodriguez, 31, is charged with coercion and enticement of a minor, an offense that carries a minimum 10-year prison sentence, according to a report Friday from the Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Rodgriguez appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Hartford Thursday before being detained. If found guilty, he faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

Court documents and statements made there allege that in October and November 2023, Rodriguez used the social media applications LiveIn and Discord to communicate with an 11-year-old Florida girl.

Prosecutors say Rodriguez coerced t

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