TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A Texas deputy is in custody after a Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office undercover investigation found he sent obscene material to what he thought was a 13-year-old online. <\/p>\n
John Fredrick Black, 46, was arrested in Texas on a warrant issued by LCSO. Black faces multiple charges, including distribution of obscene material to a minor, unlawful use of a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child and unlawful use of a two-way communications device, according to the sheriff\u2019s office. <\/p>\n
At the time of his arrest, Black was employed as a sergeant at the Harris County Sheriff\u2019s Office, per LCSO. <\/p>\n
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During the investigation, deputies with the Leon County Sheriff\u2019s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Unit posed as a 13-year-old on an online platform and began chatting with Black. <\/p>\n
\u201cDuring those conversations, Black continued communicating even after being told the person he was talking to was a minor and sent obscene material of himself to the undercover detective,\u201d LCSO said in a Monday press release. <\/p>\n
The investigation also revealed similar chats Black had with two additional minors on the same online chat platform, according to the sheriff\u2019s office. <\/p>\n
LCSO says additional charges may be filed as the investigation continues. <\/p>\n
WCTV is working to obtain Black\u2019s mugshot.<\/p>\n
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