BUFFALO, N.Y. — A man from Wyoming County who was convicted of attempted receipt of child pronography has been sentenced to time in prison.
Daniel Hays, 42, was sentenced to five years in prison and 10 years supervised release.
Prosecutors say Hays engaged in sexually explicit online and text communications with a person he believed was an 11-year-old in April and May 2021. However, he was conversing with a New York State Police Investigator working with the Department of Homeland Security.
Hays discussed having sex with the child and asked for them to take and send naked photos.
On May 11, Hays traveled two hours from Bliss to the child's home in the Western District of New York to have sex with the child. He was arrested at the meeting place upon arrival. He was found to have candy that he purchased as a gift of the child.
