Police: Men Had Sexual Chats Online with Teens, Arranged Meetings

This article reported and written by Jessie Sawyer.

Two men have been arrested on separate charges of risk of injury to a minor and trying to use a computer to entice a minor after lengthy computer crimes investigations. 

Avon Police arrested Jordan Wright, 22, of Southington, on Tuesday and then Christopher B. Garcia, 22, of New Britain, on Wednesday.

In addition to the charges of risk of injury to a minor and use of a computer to entice a minor that both men face, police also charged Wright with second-degree sexual assault and Garcia with second-degree harassment.

The Avon Police Department Digital Forensics Unit and Detective Division investigated both cases. 

Wright "used Facebook to engage in sexually explicit, unlawful" chats with a girl who was 13 at the time and arranged to meet her in person for "sexual purposes," police said in a press release.

In October or early November of 2012, Wright drove from Southington to Avon, picked the girl up and reportedly sexually assaulted her after driving to a side street, police said.

Garcia unsuccessfully attempted to arrange to meet up with a 13-year-old female for "sexual purposes" after having "sexually explicit" conversations with her on a website called Meetme.com, police said. Police did not release information on what town the teenage victim resides in.

Wright appeared in Hartford Superior Court on the day of his arrest and is still in custody on a $100,000 court-set surety bond, police said. 

Garcia was released after his April 17 court appearance after posting a $35,000 court-set surety bond, police said.