Thursday, July 24, 2008

Kenner police arrest suspected online child predator


Kenner police have arrested a Texas man on charges of using the Internet to arrange a sexual encounter with a detective posing as an underage girl.
Pat Malone Terry Jr.
Pat Malone Terry Jr., 36, of Kilgore, Texas, was arrested Monday when he arrived in Kenner at the designated location with 22 grams of marijuana he allegedly intended to share with the girl, detective Brian McGregor said.He said Terry logged into an online chat room Monday and began a sexually explicit dialogue with a detective posing as an underage girl.
Terry, who used the screen name "waterboyforyou2000," used a Web cam to send video of himself masturbating and asked to meet for sex, saying he would bring marijuana for the girl, McGregor said.
Police said Terry arrived at the designated meeting location in Kenner less than three hours after he initiated the online dialogue.
Terry, who told police he was in the area visiting relatives in LaPlace and Lutcher, was booked with computer aided solicitation of a juvenile, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile.
He is the 49th suspect arrested by Kenner police on computer solicitation charges since 2005.

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