DECATUR, Ala. — A 20-year-old Decatur man has been arrested and charged with electronic solicitation of a child following an online undercover investigation by the Decatur Police Department.
According to court documents filed in Morgan County District Court, Ezequiel Francisco was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly arranging to meet a person he believed to be a 15-year-old girl for sex.
Affidavits state that between Nov. 20 and Nov. 26, Francisco communicated via Facebook Messenger with an undercover officer who was posing as a minor. Investigators allege that Francisco was explicitly told the “female” was 15 years old but continued to pursue the conversation to arrange a sexual encounter…