Jamaican man charged in US for travelling to meet minor for sex
Published:Tuesday | September 20, 2022 | 12:52 PM
A Jamaican man has been arrested and charged in Florida for travelling to have sex with a minor.
A news release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the investigation began in August when 31-year-old Taje Samuels messaged an undercover agent, who was posing as a 14-year-old girl.
The department said he planned to meet with the agent after sending lewd photos of himself.
Believing he was meeting up with a young girl, Samuels travelled to Pensacola, where he was charged.
He was charged with one count of travelling to meet a minor to engage in sexual conduct after online solicitation; seven counts of transmission of harmful material to minors; and one count of use of a two-way communications device to facilitate a felony
He has not received bail.
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