Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron J. Mango, who is handling the
case, stated that on February 14, 2017, the defendant began communicating on
MeetMe.com, a social networking service, with a 23-year-old woman in Nashville,
Tennessee. During the conversation, the two began to discuss Caryl providing
the woman with $300 to have sex with her. The woman wrote, “just $300 and u do
what u want to me.” The defendant
replied, “do you have a young girl who could join I’ll pay more...you into
young girls”? The woman responded, “as
long as they r 18 and older,” to which Caryl replied, “Ya I meant younger I’ll
pay 6000.” The woman replied, “I can’t put things in her mouth she gets sick
she’s disabled.” The defendant went on to say, “show me your daughter,” and
then the woman allegedly sent a picture to the defendant. Caryl continued to
press the woman to send naked pictures of her one-year-old daughter.
A MeetMe.com staff member identified the possible
endangerment of a minor and illegal content and notified the National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) who in turn notified the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
The plea is the result of an investigation by the Federal
Bureau of investigation, under the direction of Special Agent-in-Charge Adam S.
Cohen. Additional assistance was also provided by the Wyoming County Sheriff’s
Office, under the direction of Sheriff Gregory J. Rudolph, the Cheektowaga
Police Department, under the direction of Chief David J. Zack, and the Niagara
County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff James R. Voutour.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 1, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. before
Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
