Arlington, TX. (970 WFLA)-A 27-year-old Oklahoma man is facing numerous charges after he traveled to Venice to have sex with a 15-year-old. The girls mother found out about the relationship and contacted the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
The 15-year-old victim, told investigators that she met Angelo Francisco Trigoso-Jara on a website designed for strangers to meet anonymously online.
During their first interaction, the victim disclosed her age and Trigoso-Jara, who indicated he was only 23-years-old, offered to pick the victim up from her home. He later took her to a hotel where according to the sheriff office report, the two engaged in sexual activity.
Over the next several days, Trigoso-Jara continued to communicate with the girl via social media and sent her photos and videos, exposing himself to her.
Detectives working in partnership with U.S. Customs as well as the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force including members of the Arlington Police Department and Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, tracked Trigoso-Jara down and took him into custody Wednesday afternoon.
Trigoso-Jara remains in custody today at the Arlington City Jail without bond. He will soon be extradited back to Sarasota County to face five counts of Lewd or Lascivious Battery on a Victim under 16, two counts of Lewd or Lascivious Exhibition Using a Computer, Solicitation of a Child via Computer to Commit an Unlawful Sexual Act, and Travelling to Meet a Minor to Commit an Unlawful Sexual Act.
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are pending.
Photo Credit: Arlington Police Department