Orlando police arrested a 40 year old man during an online sting in which he allegedly performed and solicited lewd acts from an Orange County investigator posing as a 14 year old girl. The arrest was made at the Peabody Orlando Hotel where he was staying, told investigators he worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance and was in town for a hurricane conference. Bond was posted at $5900 and was released from Orange County Jail on Friday.
When chatting with the investigator, he thought was a teen girl, the "suspect solicited the detective for various sexual acts." The investigator with the Orange County Sheriff's Office Sexual Offender Squad entered a chat room posing as a 14 year old girl on Thursday and was quickly contacted by the 40 year old man.
According to a news release from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, he disrobed and committed a lewd act while chatting with what he believed was a 14 year old girl. The investigator's affidavit also indicated that during the chat, "The male stated his name, and even showed his convention name tag with that name printed on it to the webcam."
It is also alleged that he offered to pay for a cab to bring the person he thought was a 14-year-old girl to the hotel. Once investigators arrived at the hotel, they texted him to let him know that the "girl" had arrived. He responded and indicated he was in his hotel room.
When they got to the door of his room, an officer identified himself and asked for permission to enter the room. "I asked him if this was the computer he used to chat with (the girl) on and he stated yes," the report said. "I then asked if he would show me his Yahoo Account and he stated yes." He booted up the computer but the chat session had not been saved. The officer also asked to search the computer, but he said he could not give permission because it was a company computer. He is charged with one count of solicitation of a minor via the internet and three counts of transmitting harmful material to a minor.
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