ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A Jacksonville man was arrested Thursday afternoon on several felony charges after he met who he thought was a child for sex, the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said.
Richard Allan Henneberger, 48, is charged with using a computer to meet a child for sex, traveling to meet a minor for sex, unlawful use of a two-way communication device and lewd lascivious battery on a child.
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According to the Sheriff's Office, detectives with the Cyber Crimes Unit began investigating earlier this week when the parents of a female juvenile reported an encounter between their daughter and Hennenberger.
The two had started talking on an internet commerce site and then met in person Wednesday in St. Johns County, investigators said.
Detectives said they then started to act as the girl and set up another meeting Thursday with Henneberger.
When Henneberger arrived at the location, he was taken into custody by Special Victims Unit detectives, the Sheriff's Office said.
Henneberger was booked into the St. Johns County Jail after questioning and will make his first appearance in court Friday morning.