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OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A Fond du Lac man was arrested in Oshkosh after meeting up with an undercover officer posing as a teenage girl the suspect had previously engaged in sex acts with.
Just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, detectives arrested the 26-year-old man in the parking lot of a business in the 200 block of W. 20th Avenue.
An Oshkosh detective was communicating with the suspect via the victim’s social media account, while posing as the victim. Police say the suspect wanted to meet with the victim for the purpose of sex acts. Detectives learned through the investigation that the man had met up with the victim on several different occasions in the past for the purpose of sex acts.
The male was arrested for three counts of Soliciting a Child for Prostitution and three counts of Human Trafficking of a Child. A search warrant was issued for the suspect’s residence located in Fond du Lac County. As a result of the search warrant, numerous electronic devices were seized.
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