Neuchatel police have arrested a 50-year-old man after he allegedly groomed a 14-year-old girl online and arranged a meeting.
The man travelled from Geneva to meet the girl he’d been chatting to for some time. But he’d actually been talking to a police officer.
The trap is run by the Neuchatel Criminal Investigation Department in an effort to combat child abuse.
Officers follow chat rooms in an effort to find adults seeking children.
The man has been handed over to prosecutors.
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