TARPON SPRINGS — Detectives on Monday arrested a 25-year-old man accused of sending explicit photographs to a detective posing as a 13-year-old girl.
Charles Eric Dudley, of Palm Harbor, faces five charges of transmission of harmful materials to a minor, according to Tarpon Springs police.
The investigations started in August after a concerned mother of a 13-year-old girl filed a report with police. Dudley later sent nude photos to a detective claiming to be a 13-year-old girl.
He arranged to meet with the detective in Anderson Park and traveled there Monday with his 3-year-old daughter. Officers arrested him and booked him into the Pinellas County Jail about 9 p.m. He was released the next day after posting $50,000 bail.
The investigation is ongoing, according to police. Detectives ask that anyone with information call Det. Lara Scarpati at (727) 939-4499.