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Lexington Man Arrested In On-line Sting

Posted: Thu 5:35 PM, Aug 23, 2007

He thought he was talking to a teenage girl on the Internet, it turns out he was chatting with police. Now, a Lexington man is in trouble with the law.

35-year-old William Pittman is charged with unlawful use of an electronic device to solicit sex with a minor.

Investigators arrested Pittman on Wednesday after an on-line sting.

Police say Pittman had conversations with a 14-year-old girl about meeting for sex It turns out the girl was actually a state police officer.

Pittman entered a not guilty plea in court on Thursday.


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