A former Tufts Medical Middle physician will spend a decade in jail for making an attempt to have intercourse with a toddler.
U.S. District Courtroom Choose Angel Kelley sentenced Sadeq Ali Quraishi, 47, on Tuesday to 10 years in jail to be adopted by 5 years of supervised launch on a cost of tried intercourse trafficking of a kid, for which he was convicted in October 2024.
“Hey you’ve been super nice and I appreciate it … just the age thing is throwing me … if you were to tell me she’s 16 or older and just looks young enough to pass off for 14 that would be a different thing,” Quraishi texted the regulation enforcement officer who had marketed ladies for intercourse within the Boston and Lowell space.
That’s from the Homeland Safety Investigations agent’s affidavit supporting the legal expenses. The investigation started, in accordance with the affidavit, when brokers posted an advert on a web site that featured images of what gave the impression to be two ladies with copy starting this manner:
“I AM A WOMAN seeking men… Travelin thru town on a lil roadtrip!”
Apparently Quraishi’s curiosity was piqued and though the advert stated the intercourse employee could be 18 years previous, as soon as he bought in touch he was shortly knowledgeable the women had been 12 and 14 years previous.
As an alternative of backing away, he requested, “Uh … you a cop?” and as soon as advised that the madame — the agent pretending to be the women’ mother — was not a cop stated, “Cool I appreciate that.”
It will be $250 for an hour of what he wished. Then he had second ideas about his “fantasies,” which now “seems a little over the top.”
“I’m all about having fun but this would just add an extra layer of guilt I defiantly don’t need. Take care and be safe,” he texted.
However with the gentlest of prodding, Quraishi relented: “Ok I’m on my way.”
He arrived on the unidentified resort in Waltham, which is a department of “a national chain of hotels,” and in accordance with the affidavit, he flashed a wad of money, handed it over and was arrested. He later allegedly admitted to regulation enforcement that he had paid for intercourse earlier than.
“Today’s sentence reflects the seriousness of Mr. Quraishi’s heinous actions and underscores our unwavering commitment to protecting children from exploitation,” U.S. Lawyer Leah B. Foley stated in a press release. “Our office, alongside our law enforcement partners, will continue to aggressively pursue individuals who fuel the market for child sex trafficking and hold them accountable for their crimes. This sentence reflects our dedication to identifying those who prey on our most vulnerable and holding them accountable for their inhumane acts.”
