A twenty year old Nacogdoches man has been arrested Friday afternoon for online solicitation of a minor and booked into the Nacogdoches County Jail.
Sheriff Jason Bridges stated that the sheriff office received a complainant that a male subject had been calling and sending text messages to a 14 year old girl. The male subject told the female he was only 16 years of age.
The suspect then started sending numerous sexual text messages to the victim and attempted to persuade the victim to meet with him at a local convenience store.
The child told her parents about the ongoing harassment who quickly notified the sheriff office on Thursday afternoon.
On Friday, 09-19-2014 the Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office was able to positively identify the suspect as Franklin Joya. A warrant was obtained for Joya arrest for online solicitation of a minor a 2nd felony. Joya was arrested Friday on the warrant.
Joya was interviewed by sheriff investigators and has given a full confession to the crime. Sheriff Jason Bridges stated that Joya had been recently arrested for two counts of child pornography on February 25, 2014. That investigation was also conducted by the sheriff office. Joya was indicted on the two counts of child pornography on June 6, 2014 by a Nacogdoches Grand Jury.
Joya bond was set at $30,000.00 dollars for the online solicitation charge. Joya first court appearance on the child pornography cases is set for this Thursday.
