FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - A Fall River firefighter is facing solicitation charges after asking a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl for sex, Rhode Island State Police said Tuesday.
Edward Mathias, 40, of Fall River, was arrested on charges of indecent solicitation of a child and electronically sending indecent material to a minor after an investigation determined he solicited a person he believed to be a 14-year-old girl for sex and was arrested after going to a prearranged location to meet the person, police said.
Mathias was arraigned at Third Division District Court and released on $2,500 personal recognizance bail on the condition that he have no contact with children and restricted internet use.
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