WALLINGFORD — A drug dealer and child predator who seduced minors on a social media platform was sentenced to nearly 21 years in prison Tuesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut.
Christopher Liscio, 40, previously pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
Between January 2016 and February 2020, Liscio used the app Snapchat to persuade two girls to take sexually explicit photos and videos of themselves and send them to him, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. One of the girls began communicating with Liscio at the age of 13, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
The other girl engaged in sexual acts with Liscio on “multiple occasions” at the ages of 15 and 16, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Communication ended when the victims were 16 or approximately 16, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
In February 2020, Liscio was arrested on state charges stemming from the sexual assault of another minor, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. While released on bond between February and April 2020, the U.S. attorney’s office said, Liscio sold 2,000 30mg oxycodone pills.
Investigators searching Liscio’s home on May 26, 2021 found approximately 500 grams of cocaine, narcotics paraphernalia and $22,440 in cash, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Liscio was arrested on federal charges that day and has been detained since, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
Liscio pleaded guilty to the offenses on Jan. 3, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 251 months of imprisonment followed by 10 years of supervised release, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
The state case against Liscio is pending, the office said.
