Three Men Charged in Proactive Law Enforcement Action

CONCORD - Charging documents were unsealed earlier today alleging three defendants attempted to sex traffic a child at a Manchester hotel, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. These three defendants were arrested as a result of a proactive federal and local law enforcement action.

To date the following defendants have been charged by criminal complaint with attempted sex trafficking of a minor:

1. Stacey Ray Lancaster, age 46, Hudson, New Hampshire. Lancaster is in federal custody and will appear in federal court on Monday, November 18, 2024 at 1:00pm.
2. Arthur Picanco, age 42, Bradford, Massachusetts. Picanco is in federal custody and will appear in federal court on Monday, November 18, 2024 at 3:00pm.
3. Ozeias Luiz Guilherme, age 38, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Guilherme is in federal custody and will appear in federal court on Monday, November 18, 2024 at 2:30pm.

Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation. Valuable assistance was provided by the Manchester Police Department, the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, and the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Vicinanzo, Kasey Weiland, Anna Krasinski and Georgiana MacDonald are prosecuting the cases.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the DOJ's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.justice.gov/psc.

Community questions should be directed to the U.S. Attorney's Public Voicemail Line at 603-230-2563.

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