Federal Jury Convicts Massachusetts Man of Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Minor
A Haverhill, Massachusetts man was found guilty by a federal jury of attempting to sex traffic a 12-year-old at a Manchester hotel.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 25, 2026, 2:15 p.m. ET
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Aug 25, 2026, 2:15 p.m. ETFirst report
Federal Jury Convicts Massachusetts Man of Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Minor
CONCORD – A federal jury convicted Sharath Chandra Bollu, 25, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, on August 24, 2026, of one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor and one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire.
The conviction follows a four-day trial. The charges stem from a proactive law enforcement operation on November 14, 2024, in which agents posted an advertisement on a website commonly used to advertise commercial sex. The ad featured images of what appeared to be two minor females and a contact number. During text and phone conversations with an undercover agent, Bollu was told that a 12-year-old girl was available for sex in exchange for money. He traveled to a hotel in Manchester on November 15, 2024, bringing condoms and $100 in cash.
U.S. Chief District Court Judge Samantha Elliott ordered Bollu detained pending sentencing, scheduled for November 24, 2026. Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation, with assistance from the Manchester Police Department, the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, and the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Vicinanzo and Charles Rombeau as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation.
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