Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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According to Davie Sheriff’s Capt. J.D. Hartman, Sean Farrell, 21, of 144 Guy Gaither Road, Harmony is facing felony charges of lewd and lascivious exhibition via a computer.
Hartman said that officials in Davie were contacted by the Martin County Florida Sheriff’s Department that they had a unit there that had put up a website on MySpace posing as a 15-year-old girl to investigate crimes against children on the internet.
There was a hit on the site and the person visiting the MySpace posting began communicating with what they thought was a 15-year-old girl.
Farrell was later identified on a webcam while visiting the site.
“He activated a webcam so he could be seen and he asked what he thought was a 15-year-old girl if she wanted to see his private parts, and he took off his clothes.” Hartman reported.
All of the conversations and webcam acts by Farrell on the site were copied and later traced back to his local internet address.
Felony warrants were drawn on Farrell in Florida, according to Hartman.
Sheriff’s authorities in Davie obtained a search warrant for Farrell’s residence which was served on July 19.
Computer equipment was seized.
Farrell was placed in Davie Detention Center in lieu of a $52,500 bond. “Since his arrest was part of a fugitive warrant he will be held until his extradition to Florida,” Hartman said.
Farrell was also charged in Davie with simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia after items were found during ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.