AURORA, Colo. — A suspect is in custody after police said he tried to meet up with a young girl he had been having "inappropriate conversations" with online, a release from the Aurora Police Department (APD) says.
Israel Martinez-Santiago, 42, is facing charges of internet luring of a child, internet sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sex assault on a child.
The victim's family notified police when they discovered Martinez-Santiago was having inappropriate online conversations with the young girl, APD said.
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Police said theu set up a meeting, where Martinez-Santiago thought he would meet the girl. Instead, he was arrested.
According to police, Martinez-Santiago works as a gardener and might travel around the Denver metro area as part of his job. They are asking anyone who was a victim or who knows someone who may have been a victim of his to reach out to Aurora Police Detective McGinty at tmcginty@auroragov.org.
Martinez-Santiago is being held at the Arapahoe County Jail without bond.
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