New Rochelle man allegedly created online IDs to exploit minor for sex: Feds

Charudet Smith , 31 , of New Rochelle , also known as Charles Smith , allegedly used a variety of identities on Instagram to entice a 17-year-old into creating and sending him sexually explicit videos and images.

Smith also allegedly posed as a freelance photographer and offered to use his contacts to mentor the minor in photography.

The minimum sentence for the charge against Smith is 15 years in prison, and the maximum sentence is 30 years .