A Colorado Springs man has been arrested for allegedly arranging a meeting, via the Internet, to have a sex with a girl under 15, who was actually a law officer.
Joseph Albert Ellsworth, 58, is being held at the Jefferson County Jail on suspicion of Internet luring of a child and attempted sexual assault of a child, both felonies.
Ellsworth was arrested August 8 by investigators with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office.
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Ellisworth is described as a former Denver police officer.
A technician was online August 7 in a social networking site portraying herself as a child under the age of 15, the DA’s office said in a media release, when she received a text message from the suspect.
During numerous text messages and a telephone call between Ellsworth and the investigator he allegedly “asked to meet the purported teen to engage in sexual activity.”
Ellsworth is a registered sex offender living in Colorado Springs, the DA’s office said.
Investigators arrested Ellsworth when he arrived for a meeting at a Littleton restaurant, prosecutors said.
Ellsworth, who is being held on a $100,000 bond, is scheduled to be in court today to be advised of charges against him.
