PTC arrests UGA student in Internet sting

Mon, 10/29/2007 - 11:59am
By: The Citizen

A University of Georgia student was arrested Friday after he traveled to Peachtree City to meet with a girl he thought was 15 years old, police said.

That girl turned out to be an undercover police officer with the Peachtree City Police Department.

Joseph Carroll, 22, of Athens, was charged with violation of the computer pornography and child exploitation act of 1999. In addition to being enrolled at UGA, Carroll is also employed as an event staff member for special events, police said.

Carroll is the 22nd person to be arrested as part of the police department's ongoing Internet sting on child predators. So far, all of the persons arrested in the sting have either been found guilty at trial, have pled guilty or are awaiting trial.

The arrest was part of an effort between Peachtree City police and the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

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Submitted by ptcmom4 on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 8:56am.

I agree with FYT35, the PTC police are doing a very good jobs catching all the perverts out there! Way to go! Great job!

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Submitted by mudcat on Tue, 10/30/2007 - 5:33am.

She's 15 now. I guess that new age fooled the UGA dope. Wouldn't catch a Tech guy that way.


Submitted by ptcmom4 on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 8:59am.

What an ignorant comment! It doesn't matter what college you go to, there are perverts everywhere!!!!!!!!!! Think before you speak.

Submitted by Well... on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 1:01am.

FYI, before you sound ignorant, Tech and Georgia State students have already been caught in this SAME sting operation. Just wanted to let you know this in case Tech didn't teach you "dopes" how to read.

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Submitted by Fyt35 on Tue, 10/30/2007 - 5:27am.

what an idiot! Good job again PTC task force, keep up the good work in the battle to keep these perverts off the street.


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