A Valparaiso man is in custody after arranging to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl for a possible sexual hookup, only to be met by police when he found out he was communicating with a member of Northwest Indiana Predator Catchers, according to court documents.
Police transported Raphael to the Valparaiso Police Department and the representative from NWI Predator Catchers also went to the police station “to explain how he posed as ‘Ashley’ on Grindr and communicated with Raphael through text messages.” The two exchanged non-explicit photographs and Raphael asked “Ashley” for her age, noting that he was 19. “Ashley,” according to the charges, responded that she would be 14 in December, “implying that she was currently 13-years-old. He indicated that he was not trying to ‘catch a case’ but they could still talk.”
On Thursday, the two set up a meeting time and place, at the Valparaiso gas station, after Raphael “indicated he would bring protection if she wanted to try to have sex with him.” The NWI Predator Catchers Facebook page states that the group is “an anonymous organization dedicated to protecting children.” The page includes information reportedly about the sting involving Rafael, including a video in which police are seen in the background.
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