ESTANCIA, N.M. (KRQE) – Police said a California man was caught in an undercover operation trying to meet up with a 15-year-old in Estancia. Police said that in December, 63-year-old Eric Spoor was in Albuquerque and started chatting online with someone he thought was a 15-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover police officer.
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According to Estancia police, Spoor started sending sexually explicit messages to the supposed teen and tried to meet up with her at a gas station in Estancia. Once at the gas station, he was arrested. He’s now charged with child solicitation and enticement of a child. Spoor was released pending trial, and his attorneys filed a motion to allow him to go back home to San Diego while he awaits trial.
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