Federal Jury Convicts Sioux Falls Man of Attempted Enticement of a Minor

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota – A federal jury has found a Sioux Falls man guilty of attempting to entice a minor using the internet, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota. The verdict against 34‑year‑old Ryan Nigro was returned on June 4 following a three‑day trial in Sioux Falls.

Prosecutors said Nigro began communicating on Reddit with someone he believed to be a 12‑year‑old girl. “The conversation turned sexual, and he asked the 12-year-old girl to meet up, hoping to have a sexual encounter with her.”

When Nigro arrived at the meeting location, he was arrested. Investigators say the person he had been communicating with was actually an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a minor…

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