Florida Sex Sting Nets Dothan Man

Rickey Stokes

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Date: Oct 18 2011 8:16 PM

 

The lure of having sex with a young girl has landed 34 men behind bars in Tallahassee.

The sex sting is the biggest of its kind in the state so far. Undercover agents posing as girls - or their parent

s - say everyone arres

ted showed up to try to consumate a deal hatched on line.

"We'd like to think the people we meet on line are both friendly and harmless, but this is simply not the case. This investigation has revealed a disturbing number of individuals who have been actively targeting children in this community," Leon County Sheriff Larry Campbell said.

The men were all arrested in the span of one week for trying to have sex with underage girls.

 

Agents say Timothy Anderson traveled from Dothan, Alabama, Dustin Calloway traveled from Malone, Florida and Ricky Carver traveled from Orange Park, Florida.

Officers say one man, Kevin Williams of Crawfordville, even made the trek on his bicycle.

Agents added one more arrest this afternoon. FDLE says a man travelled from Jacksonville and was arrested at a park on Miccosukkee Road at 2:30 this afternoon.

An assistant state attorney says a solicitation charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and the traveling to meet a minor for sex charge can carry up to 15 years in prison.

Half of those arrested are actually charged with using a computer to solicit a "parent" for sex with a minor. Phillips says some agents posed as mothers and fathers willing to coordinate sexual encounters with their own children. 

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