(WBBM NEWSRADIO) – A Michigan man made arrangements to meet an underage girl for a sexual encounter this week, but ended up meeting detectives instead, Lake County authorities say.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says a detective posing as a girl under the age of 15 had been communicating with 36-year-old Kyle J. Conner of Ferndale, Michigan online for several weeks.
During the conversations, Conner asked for nude images and sent sexually explicit images of himself, officials allege.
Conner had plans to be in the Chicago area for a convention this week, and the sheriff’s office says he made arrangements to meet the girl for a sexual encounter.
Instead, on Thursday police were waiting. Conner was charged with three felonies, including indecent solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a minor.
“Over the last several months, our detectives and Special Investigations Group in collaboration with our federal partners have arrested a number of adults who try to meet children for sex. We are going to continue being aggressive in seeking those who prey on our children,” Sheriff John D.
Idleburg said in a prepared statement.
No further information was available.
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