Highland Co. man accused of trying to buy young girl on Facebook Messenger
James McCartney, a convicted sex offender, is now at the center of Highland County’s first sex trafficking case.
Sex offender tried to buy young girl to sexually assault, sheriff says By Courtney King | April 14, 2021 at 9:19 PM EDT - Updated April 14 at 10:30 PM
HILLSBORO, Ohio (FOX19) - A Tri-State man is accused of trying to buy a child over the internet in what Sheriff Donnie Barrera says is Highland County’s very first human trafficking case.
James McCartney used Facebook Messenger in an attempt to purchase a young girl so he could sexually assault her, Barrera says.