STUART — Stuart police have arrested a Pennsylvania man accused of soliciting a minor online and sending explicit material to someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl.
The investigation began Jan. 6, when a Stuart Police Department detective, posing as a 14-year-old on a social media platform, was contacted by an adult male, according to police. During online conversations, the suspect allegedly sent explicit images and other material considered harmful to a minor.
Detectives identified the suspect as Jason Dekaye, 50, of Meadville, Pennsylvania. Investigators determined that Dekaye was employed as a JROTC instructor at Erie High School in Erie, Pennsylvania, police said…