A Palm Desert, Calif., man who is accused of arranging to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex in Henderson is scheduled to appear in federal court later this month for a preliminary hearing.

Michael Steven Goldman, 58, was arrested Jan. 9 by Henderson Police following an undercover operation that ended at Sunset Station.

Goldman is facing charges of traveling to engage in unlawful sexual activity, coercion and enticement and transporting child pornography, according to a complaint filed Jan. 10 in Nevada’s U.S. District Court.

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The complaint outlined the following alleged events that led to Goldman’s arrest:

On Jan. 4, Goldman began communicating with an undercover officer on a website with chatting abilities for those interested in deviant sexual behavior. The detective works for Henderson Police, investigates computer crimes and is a member of the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force.

In an “incest” chat room, Goldman, identified at the time only by his username “mcsterd,” asked the undercover officer if he had an interest in being sexually active with his daughter.

At that point, the undercover officer told Goldman they should communicate via email, so Goldman provided a Gmail address and confirmed his name was “Mickey.”

Through email, the undercover officer introduced himself as “Tom” and stated he had a promiscuous 13-year-old daughter named “Tanya.” As the conversation progressed, Goldman asked for a picture of the daughter.

When the undercover officer asked Goldman if he was interested in “CP” — code for child pornography — Goldman emailed a file containing three images of child pornography involving young girls.

The undercover officer offered to trade his daughter for Goldman’s collection of child pornography. Goldman agreed and said he could get together “anytime … soon.”

They continued conversing over email for several days, and Goldman made more inquiries about the teenage daughter, including her feelings about performing oral sex.

On Jan. 7, the undercover officer pretended to be the fictional 13-year-old and exchanged more emails with Goldman, who traveled to Las Vegas from California later that day.

Goldman and the undercover officer made arrangements to meet the morning of Jan. 9 at Sunset Station, where Goldman had purchased a room.

Goldman told the undercover officer, “Tanya is your gift … I feel honored that you both trust me to get to know each other … your trust will not be misused.”

The officer replied that he was glad Goldman could be a “teacher and mentor for her to be a sexual woman.”

When the two met at a Starbucks in the hotel, Goldman handed the undercover officer the promised thumb drive containing child pornography.

That’s when a team of plainclothes officers at the scene emerged and took Goldman into custody.

During interviews with detectives, Goldman would not admit that he was at the hotel to have sex with “Tanya.”

But when asked if a sexual encounter was possible if the two had gotten along, Goldman replied “maybe.” He also admitted to viewing and being sexually aroused by child pornography for the past year.

Goldman’s preliminary hearing has been delayed four times because of ongoing discussions for a resolution of the case, according to court documents. On March 8, U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley approved the fourth continuance and reset the preliminary hearing for March 25.

Court records indicate Goldman remains in federal custody. He has retained defense attorneys Dayvid Figler and Kristina Wildeveld to represent him.

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden closes the Earl Bradley case that horrified parents statewide.

Former Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley’s old offices in Lewes have been destroyed, and now the state is trying to bring an end to an ugly chapter in Delaware’s history. Bradley was convicted of sexually abusing very young patients at his office, even go so far as to video tape evidence of his abuse.

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Now that he’s been convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison, Biden’s office has announced an end to the state’s prosecution of the disgraced doctor. “With his conviction and the Supreme Court’s decision this past September upholding his conviction and sentence of 14 life terms plus 164 years in prison we have ensured that he will never walk out of prison or be in a position to ever harm another child.”

Bradley’s trial was based on video evidence that was obtained in a search of offices Bradley’s property. He had claimed that the tapes were found in a location investigators were not authorized to search. That claim led to an appeal, which was denied.

There are outstanding indictments against Bradley that he has not been tried on, but Biden says the state will not pursue those cases in an effort to protect the victims. The supporting evidence for this second set of victims, made up of 24 young girls, was based on disclosures the victims made during interviews at the Delaware Child Advocacy Center.

That means a trial of Bradley’s crimes on these charges would require young victims and their parents to go on the stand in a courtroom in front of Bradley and provide details of the abuse. “We cannot expect or demand that they relive their pain and be victimized all over again,” said Biden. “We have decided that ending the remaining case by withdrawing the indictment is in the best interest of the victims and their families.”

Biden met with the victim families last week to discuss the case and his decision. “While this ends the criminal prosecution of the case, our commitment to the victims and their families does not end. My office will ensure that the victims and their families have the support and services they need for as long as they need them.”