Staunton man charged with online solicitation of a minor
George W. Marshall, 63, of Staunton, Va. (Source: Augusta County Sheriff's Office)
By WHSV Newsroom | April 5, 2021 at 1:49 PM EDT - Updated April 5 at 1:51 PM
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) — Officials report a Staunton man was taken into custody on Friday, April 2, after an online investigation that took place over the course of a week.
According to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office, an investigator was conducting online investigations into the solicitations of minor children by posing as a teenage girl.
Officials say after allegedly sending numerous explicit messages, the Staunton man agreed to meet the fictitious teen and was taken into custody by investigators on Friday.