Crime & Safety
Fort Washington Man Seeking Sex With 15-Year-Old Boy Arrested As Part Of Sting Operation
A Fort Washington man has been arrested after he arranged to meet a teenage boy for sex but instead was met by police as part of a sting.
FORT WASHINGTON, MD — A Fort Washington man has been arrested as part of a sting after an undercover police officer posed as a teenage boy who was interested in having sex with the suspect. The two communicated via a smartphone app.
According to a preliminary investigation, Santos Carranza, 47, of Fort Washington was involved in an inappropriate text chat Dec. 11 with someone he believed was an underage boy. Instead, he was chatting with a police officer posing as a 15-year-old boy, according to Maryland State Police.
Carranza arrived at a shopping center in Beltsville to meet with the 15-year-old boy but instead was met by the Maryland State Police, the Prince George’s County Police Department and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Carranza was arrested at the scene.
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Carranza has been charged with one count of sexual solicitation of a minor and one count of second-degree attempted rape.
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