A Connecticut woman was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after coercing an 11-year-old boy into sexual activity.
A woman from Columbia, Connecticut has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after coercing an 11-year-old boy into sexual activity, federal prosecutors announced.
Alyson Cranick, 44, received a 240-month prison sentence in federal court in Bridgeport. After serving her sentence, she will also face 10 years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
Investigators said Cranick first contacted the victim through text messaging and Snapchat, later moving the conversations to the online chat platform Discord. Over a period of several months in 2022, she exchanged more than 4,700 messages with the child.
According to court documents, the woman persuaded the boy to leave his home after midnight on multiple occasions during the summer and fall of 2022. During those meetings, prosecutors said she sexually assaulted the minor.
Authorities began investigating the case after the incidents came to light, leading to Cranick’s arrest on related state charges in November 2023. She was later federally charged in July 2024 and remained in custody while the case moved through the court system.
In November 2025, Cranick pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement of a minor, a federal offense that carries a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years and a possible life sentence.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force with assistance from the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Unit. Prosecutors handled the case as part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood initiative, a nationwide effort aimed at identifying offenders and protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse.
Federal officials said the case highlights the ongoing risks posed by online communication platforms being used to targe
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