"Investigators posing as an aunt responded to an online ad for sexual services and stated that the girl involved was 14. Messages then followed that allegedly negotiated both a meeting and a price."
"When the suspect arrived near a convenience store on Route 17K in Newburgh, agents say he walked up to an RV, flashed a condom and remarked that he could 'take his time' before following an undercover officer toward the vehicle."
"Investigators reported finding covert recording devices in his possession, including an alarm clock with a hidden camera and a pair of video-recording eyeglasses, along with cash and other items listed in the filing."
A 50-year-old registered sex offender was arrested during an undercover sting operation after attempting to meet a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl. The suspect, Louis K. West III, was charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and other related felonies. Investigators posed as an aunt in online communications, leading to a meeting arrangement. Upon arrival, West was arrested, and investigators found recording devices and cash in his possession.
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