Detectives: Man Stalked Teen Online

A 25-year-old New Port Richey man has been arrested and accused of stalking a teen girl online and trying to blackmail her into having a sexual relationship with him.

According to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office detectives, the man met the 15-year-old girl on a social networking website. He struck up a friendship with her and then convinced her to send him pictures of herself topless.

“Once he had the victim's picture, he began to threaten that he was going to
send the picture to her friends and family if she did not meet with him and
engage in a sexual relationship,” according to a press release.

The teen told her mother, who reported the crime to detectives in the Pinellas County Sheriff's Crimes Against Children unit on March 28.

Detectives posing as the teen online continued conversations with the man.

“Wagner communicated sexually explicit messages about what he wanted
to do believing he was talking to the 15-year-old victim," according to the press release. “Eventually, the suspect arranged for the victim to meet with him to have sex.“

Detectives were waiting to meet him.

David Wagner, of 4517 Croton Drive in New Port Richey, was charged with aggravated stalking of a child, one count of certain use of computer services prohibited and traveling to meet a minor.

Detectives believe he may have other victims. If you have information, please contact the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Crimes Against Children unit at 727-582-6200.