Man who tried to have sex with Wyoming County teen sentenced to 20 years in prison

BUFFALO – United States Attorney Trini E. Ross today announced that David Lettieri, 36, of Harpursville, New York, who was convicted by a federal jury of enticement of a minor, has been sentenced to 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilado.

Assistant United States Attorneys Paul E. Bonanno and Maeve E. Huggins, who handled the prosecution in the case, said that in October 2020, Lettieri traveled from Broome County to meet a young girl from 13 year old (victim) in a Wyoming County park. with the intention of having sexual intercourse, but no sexual contact occurred. Subsequent investigation found communications between Lettieri and the victim, including photos of the victim on Lettieri's phone. Investigators also searched Lettieri's Facebook account and recovered conversations between Lettieri, the victim and the victim's sister that were sexual in nature. The victim's age was also revealed during the conversations.

The conviction was the result of an investigation by the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office, under the direction of Sheriff Gregory J. Rudolph, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Matthew Miraglia .