NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Detective Brian McGregor
Email:
bmcgregor@kennerpd.com
Office: (504) 712-2252
Date: July 22, 2008
Texas man
arrested in online internet sting
Kenner-A Texas man,
who told Kenner Police Detectives that he was visiting relatives
in LaPlace and Lutcher was arrested Monday, July 21, 2008 after
he arrived at a prearranged location in Kenner to meet with what
he thought was an underage juvenile. Pat Malone Terry, Jr., 36,
who provided a mailing address in Kilgore, Texas, was charged
with the crimes of computer aided solicitation of a juvenile,
indecent behavior with a juvenile (2-counts), possession with
the intent to distribute marijuana (22 grams), and contributing
to the delinquency of a juvenile.
The investigation began
when a Kenner detective went into an online chat room posing as
a juvenile.
Terry, who used the screen
name “waterboyforyou2000,” contacted the detective. During the
course of the chat, Terry talked about sex with the juvenile and
wanted to meet with the juvenile to smoke marijuana. He also
sent pictures of himself exposing his genital area and invited
the juvenile to view his webcam. Upon viewing the webcam
detectives observed Terry exposing himself and masturbating.
Terry was arrested after he arrived at a prearranged location to
meet, have sex, and smoke marijuana with the juvenile. At the
time of arrest Terry was in possession of 22 grams of
marijuana. From the time the online chat began to the time
Terry arrived at the prearranged location, 3 hours had
passed.
Terry who was interviewed
by detectives admitted that his screen name was
“waterboyforyou2000,” that he solicited a person that he thought
was a juvenile for sexual purposes, possessed marijuana, and
intended to distribute marijuana to the juvenile to smoke with
him. Terry also admitted that he sent a picture of himself,
exposing himself, and that he masturbated via webcam for the
juvenile.
Kenner Police Chief Steve
Caraway encourages anyone with information concerning this
incident, or having information regarding anyone exploiting
children, illegally possessing or selling child pornography, or
online enticement of children for sexual acts, to contact the
Kenner Police Department at (504) 712-2222, Crimestoppers at
(504) 822-1111, or the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children cyber tip hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST.
Pat Malone Terry,
Jr.
-KPD-
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