{"id":234489,"date":"2026-07-03T07:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/234489\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T07:42:13","slug":"central-pennsylvania-man-allegedly-sent-sexual-messages-to-agent-posing-as-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/234489\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Pennsylvania man allegedly sent sexual messages to agent posing as minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) \u2014 A central Pennsylvania man was sending sexual messages to an undercover state Attorney General\u2019s Office agent posing as a 14-year-old girl, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Court records show, felony charges of unlawful contact with a minor, criminal solicitation and criminal use of a communication facility were filed Wednesday against 22-year-old Innocent Okyerefo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Okyerefo, of York, was taken into custody just before 10 p.m. Wednesday when he showed up at the place he was supposed to meet the \u201cgirl,\u201d according to a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was then taken to the Carroll Township Police Department, where he was questioned. Okyerefo allegedly admitted he knew he was talking about exchanging sex for money with a minor, investigators said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Close;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Subscribe Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Okyerefo was taken to York County Prison, where he remains, with his bail set at $150,000 after he was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Adrian Boxley Sr., court records show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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