Police: Florida man tried to meet girl for sex, telling her ‘I am a big pervert’
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Police in the Florida Panhandle accuse a 42-year-old man of driving more than two hours to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex.
Instead, they say he was communicating with a cop the whole time.
Pensacola ABC affiliate WEAR reports that police booked William White into the Escambia County Jail on Tuesday.
According to the station, police say White drove from Panama City to Pensacola to meet the supposed girl, whom he messaged on Facebook on Dec. 3.
But, the station reports, the profile was actually a Pensacola police officer’s “covert Facebook account.”
Citing a police report, WEAR reports that White arranged a meeting with the girl on Dec. 19, messaging her:...