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This Article is From Aug 05, 2016

Teacher Charged With Trying To Solicit Minor For Sex

Teacher Charged With Trying To Solicit Minor For Sex
Ricky Kelvin Carpenter Jr was arrested and charged with soliciting a minor for an illegal sex act.
LINCOLNTON, North Carolina: Police say a North Carolina teacher has been arrested in an undercover operation on charges of trying to solicit an underage girl for sex.

News agencies report Lincolnton police say 41-year-old Ricky Kelvin Carpenter Jr was arrested on Wednesday and charged with soliciting a minor for an illegal sex act.

Police say a Carpenter contacted a detective posing as a teenage girl on an internet site.

Investigators say Carpenter, who thought the detective was a teenage girl, discussed meeting to have sex.

Carpenter was arrested after arriving at an apartment complex to meet the minor.

Media outlets say Carpenter was a teacher at Pumpkin Center Intermediate School.

Lincoln County School officials say Carpenter is on administrative leave.

 

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