Aurora man arrested on suspicion of sexual exploitation of children

According to Fort Collins police, a 60-year-old man from Aurora was arrested following a police operation on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child.

Roger Leon Estergaard was arrested on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child online, luring a child online and attempted sexual abuse of a child, all of which are felonies, Fort Collins police said in a news release Thursday.

Investigators allege Estergaard was identified through “inappropriate interactions with a minor online persona” and traveled to Fort Collins believing he was going to meet an underage girl for sex.

According to Fort Collins police, he was arrested Thursday after arriving at an agreed meeting point.

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