Clifton Park man sentenced to 10 years for attempted enticement of a minor

>> A Clifton Park man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to entice and coerce a 12-year-old child into sexual activity.

United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Craig L. Tremaroli, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), made the announcement of the sentence of Michael Kirkland, 30.

As part of his previously entered guilty plea, Kirkland admitted that on Aug. 11, 2022, he exchanged sexually explicit text messages with someone he believed was an adult offering the sexual services of a 12-year-old girl, in an attempt to entice the child into engaging in sexual acts with him. Kirkland also admitted that on Aug. 11, 2022, he traveled to a hotel in Saratoga County, New York, with the intent to engage in sexual acts with the 12-year-old girl. Kirkland was arrested by law enforcement shortly after arriving at the location.

United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed a 10-year term of post-imprisonment supervised release. Kirkland will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

The FBI’s Mid-State Child Exploitation Task Force and Capital Region Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force investigated the case. Each task force is comprised of FBI Special Agents, as well as state and local police investigators, including from the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Allen J. Vickey prosecuted this case as part of Project Safe Childhood.