Boys' internet prank results in sex crime arrest
A group of boys who posed as a 15-year-old girl for an internet prank ended up helping US police arrest a 48-year-old man who tried to meet the fictitious teenager for sex, Californian authorities said.
The five boys had created a fake profile of a girl on MySpace.com – a social networking Web site – to cheer up a friend who had recently broken up with his girlfriend.
But soon, a man began sending messages to the “girl” and their conversations began to have sexual overtones, said Fontana police Sgt. William Megenney.
The man also sent the “girl” his picture and arranged to meet her at a public park.
The boys went to the park and, when the man arrived, they called police.
Michael Ramos, 48, of Fontana, California, was held yesterday for investigation of attempted lewd and lascivious conduct with a child and for an outstanding warrant, Megenney said.
