The Des Moines County Sheriff’s office has arrested Richard Leroy Parker Jr. on charges of Enticing a Minor Under the Age of 16 and Dissemination and Exhibition of Obscene Material to a Minor. The investigation began August 29 into a person communicating with a social media profile for a 13 year old. September 1 Parker came to Des Moines County to meet with the minor he had been communicating with. He was arrested by Des Moines County Sheriff’s Department Detectives. Parker is already a registered sex offender.
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