A boy he met on MySpace and took to dinner and a movie before taking the little boy back to his place. Not to be a blame the victim kind of guy but where the hell were the boy’s parents when he was being picked up by a guy in his 20s online? The pervert is getting off easy, but the parents in this story should be set on fire.
From WTVD:
RALEIGH (WTVD) — A Cary man pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking indecent liberties with a 12-year-old he met on the MySpace social networking website.
Dakota Melton, 22, will serve six months in jail and then go on probation. He also has to register as a sex offender.
Last August, Melton was charged with second-degree kidnapping and taking indecent liberties with a minor
Investigators say Melton made contact with the 12-year-old Sanford boy online, and then met him in person. The boy told his parents he was going to meet a friend.
Police say Melton picked up the boy in Sanford, took him to dinner and a movie, and then brought him back to his Cary apartment.
According to search warrants, the boy fell asleep on the couch and woke up to Melton “sucking on his neck.” A medical exam found hickeys on the boy’s body and a foreign pubic hair in his shorts.
Detectives said Melton admitted to kissing the boy but denied they had sex.
Investigators say Melton portrayed himself as an 18-year-old former porn star on his MySpace page. Melton admitted to investigators that he and his then roommate made their livings masturbating in front of internet Web cams for clients.
When your little boy tells you he’s meeting friends don’t you call that friend’s parents to make sure everything is kosher? Don’t you check his computer? I’m sorry, but this is crap. These parents suck and they should get parenting classes at least. I would force them to read crime blogs for couple of weeks as well, then they can see how dangerous it is to let your pre-teen surf networking sites.
They are lucky the kid got away with hickeys and not a knife in the chest from some rapist. When will parents learn?
h/t MyCrimeSpace