CANISTEO, N.Y. — A 29-year-old man from Massachusetts has been arrested by New York State Police following an investigation into the online exploitation of minors in Steuben County.
State police say through ongoing investigations, they found that Estefan Henriquez had sexually explicit communications with a 14-year-old girl from Steuben County, and even made plans to travel from Massachusetts to meet her.
Just before 3 a.m. Thursday, troopers say they saw Henriquez’s car at a prearranged location in the Village of Canisteo in Steuben County. He was taken into custody without incident and brought to the Steuben County Jail.
Henriquez was charged with the following:
- Kidnapping in the second degree as sexually motivated
- Rape in the second degree: Vaginal Sexual Contact with person under 15
- Rape in the second degree: Oral sexual contact with a person under 15
- Endangering the welfare of a child
- Attempted kidnapping in the second degree as sexually motivated
- Attempted rape in the second degree: Vaginal sexual contact with person under 15
- Attempted rape in the second degree: Oral sexual contact with a person under 15
- Attempted endangering the welfare of a child
Investigators say Henriquez previously met the victim in person and sent multiple sexually explicit messages through social media leading up to his arrest.
