BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A 33-year-old man was arrested for attempting to solicit a minor Friday after he reached out to an undercover U.S. Secret Service agent who instructed others on how to catch child predators, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) said.
Gerardo Moreno-Alvarado, 33, has been charged with online solicitation of a minor after attempting to meet up with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl, the sheriff’s office said.
Gerardo Moreno-Alvarado (Bexar County)
Moreno-Alvarado reached out to the undercover agent Thursday night, Sheriff Javier Salazar said, and BCSO took over communications with the suspect.
A meet-up was scheduled for Friday afternoon at Pearsall Park. At the park, deputies took Moreno-Alvarado into custody without incident.
The sheriff’s office also said deputies have also made multiple arrests in an unrelated human smuggling operation involving stolen vehicles and a drug trafficking ring.
A Bexar County judge has not yet to set Moreno-Alvarado’s bond, court records show.
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