A West Virginia man has been arrested after allegedly meeting who he thought was a 15 year-old girl for sex.
According to police, they received messages between 31 year-old Benjamin Engle and the group 814 Pred Hunters disguised as a 15 year-old girl.
The messages allegedly showed multiple sexual conversations and nude photographs of Engle.
On Saturday, Engle allegedly traveled to Curwensville to have a sexual encounter with the teenage decoy where he was met by police.
When making the arrest, police learned Engle’s five year-old child was in the back seat of his vehicle, and was given to the Clearfield County Children and Youth Services.
Engle is now facing several charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a minor, aggravated indecent assault, and corruption of minors.
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