SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department says that through a sting operation, they were able to arrest a man who was trying to meet a minor for sex.
SAPD said in a Facebook post that their Human Exploitation Unit conducted a 'proactive undercover operation' and found that 42-year-old Anthony Flores was soliciting what he believed to be a 15-year-old girl, and attempted to meet up with her to engage in sexual conduct.
"Through extensive research, detectives with the Human Exploitation Unit were able to Identify Mr. Flores and gain enough probable cause to obtain an arrest warrant," police said.
They said that police were able to track him down on July 26 and arrest him while he was on his way to work in Boerne with the help of local police
"Mr. Flores was taken into custody without incident for his active warrant," police said. "Mr. Flores was booked in the Kendall County Jail for the offense of Online Solicitation of a Minor-Meet W/Intent Sexual Conduct."
This is a developing story.
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