TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A 65-year-old Tallahassee man is in custody after a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) undercover agent arranged a meeting with him while posing as a young girl.
A 65-year-old Tallahassee man is in custody after a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) undercover agent arranged a meeting with him while posing as a young girl.(Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), Leon County Jail)
Charles Savage is charged with four felony counts for traveling to meet a minor for sex, unlawful use of a device to attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child, transmission of child sexual abuse materials and unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
The state agency said the operation began last month after Savage began communicating with an undercover agent disguised as a young girl on a phone application. The agent identified Savage as a suspect through a tip submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
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The affidavit states that Savage requested they have a “quick meet,” inquired about the agent/young girl’s sexual history, and requested that she wear less clothing so that he could have more access to her body.
Authorities said there were multiple indicators that he knew her age, but continued the conversation.
Savage then went to the agreed-upon location with the agent/young girl and was subsequently arrested.
He was taken to Leon County Detention facility without incident.
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