Stuart sting nabs Florida man sending explicit images to ’13-year-old girl’

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A 22-year-old man is in custody after Stuart police say he tried to message a “13-year-old girl” who was really an undercover officer.

Officers with the Stuart Police Department (SPD) say they issued a warrant for 22-year-old William Rogers of Live Oak for transmission of harmful material to a minor and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony on November 25.

Police say the counts stem from an undercover sting in October.

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During the investigation, police say Rogers sent multiple selfies and inappropriate videos to who he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover Stuart officer.

One day after the warrant was approved, officials say Rogers was arrested by the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office.

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