South Carolina ICAC - Aiken man arrested in Internet sting
03/27/07, From WLTX.com News
On Monday an Aiken man was arrested in an undercover Internet sting by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office. Deputies arrested 39-year-old James Marion Boozer, III of 201 Longleaf Court in Aiken on Friday. Boozer was arrested on one count of criminal solicitation of a minor and one count of attempted criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
According to arrest warrants, Boozer began communicating with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl over the Internet on March 16, 2007. Deputies say he actually was communicating with an undercover Aiken Sheriff's Deputy.
Investigators say Boozer further arranged to meet the "teenager" for sex at a predetermined location in Aiken County. Deputies arrested Boozer upon his arrival at the location.
Deputies executed a search warrant at Boozer's residence on Friday, and resulted in the seizure of a computer and computer-related items. Boozer was assigned a $30,000 bond at a hearing held Monday morning.
This is the 67th arrest since the Internet Predator law was passed in April 2004.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is a member of the Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office.
Retrieved March 27, 2007 from http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=48131
On Monday an Aiken man was arrested in an undercover Internet sting by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office. Deputies arrested 39-year-old James Marion Boozer, III of 201 Longleaf Court in Aiken on Friday. Boozer was arrested on one count of criminal solicitation of a minor and one count of attempted criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
According to arrest warrants, Boozer began communicating with a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl over the Internet on March 16, 2007. Deputies say he actually was communicating with an undercover Aiken Sheriff's Deputy.
Investigators say Boozer further arranged to meet the "teenager" for sex at a predetermined location in Aiken County. Deputies arrested Boozer upon his arrival at the location.
Deputies executed a search warrant at Boozer's residence on Friday, and resulted in the seizure of a computer and computer-related items. Boozer was assigned a $30,000 bond at a hearing held Monday morning.
This is the 67th arrest since the Internet Predator law was passed in April 2004.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is a member of the Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office.
Retrieved March 27, 2007 from http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=48131