Hesperia man arrested in child sex crime sting operation – San Bernardino Sun

A man was arrested Thursday, May 9, in Yucaipa after a detective went undercover as a 14-year-old girl on a chat site and arranged for the suspect to commit sexual acts, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said on Friday, May, at 10.

On Thursday, April 18, sheriff’s deputies conducted an undercover chat operation.

Friday’s statement said the 56-year-old Hesperia man responded to a post posted on an anonymous chat site by an undercover crimes against children investigator posing as a 14-year-old girl.

Officials said the man began a conversation with the detective and continued communication outside of the original chat platform under the username “Nighthawk_760.” During the communication, the man agreed to engage in sexual acts with the 14-year-old, who he believed was sending a message, officers alleged

He was booked at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on suspicion of lewd acts with a minor, contacting a minor for lewd purposes and arranging a meeting with a minor to commit a sex crime, the sheriff’s statement said.

Officials said they believe there may be additional victims.