MERIDEN, CT — A New York man was arrested after allegedly traveling to Connecticut to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl for sexual purposes.
Mehedi Hasan Omi, 31, of New York, was taken into custody on Oct. 31 by the Meriden Police Special Crimes Unit.
Police said Omi engaged in explicit conversations with an individual he believed to be a 13-year-old female during an undercover operation.
Throughout the conversations, Omi was told the girl would be turning 14 years old on Oct. 31, according to police.
Omi arranged to travel from New York to Meriden to meet the person for sexual purposes, police said.
He was arrested upon his arrival in Meriden.
Omi was charged with criminal attempt at risk of injury to a child, criminal attempt of sexual assault in the second degree, criminal attempt of harmful communication with a minor, and criminal attempt in enticing a minor.
He is being held on a $500,000 surety bond.
The Meriden Police Department was assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations Crimes Against Children Unit in the investigation.
