Man Charged with Sending Sexual Messages to Minor

A Mayfield man has been arrested and charged with sending inappropriate messages online to an underage girl.

The McCracken County Sheriff's Office says detectives began investigating reports of a minor engaging in sexual acts with an adult earlier this month. They reportedly found sexual Facebook messages between the girl and 34-year-old Timothy Bostic. Police said they suspect Bostic knew the girl was underage.

Police said Bostic later sent an inappropriate photo of himself to a detective posing as an underage girl and requested one in return.

Detectives located Bostic Tuesday afternoon at a home in Karnak, IL and arrested him on a charge of unlawful use of an electronic device to induce a minor in a sexual act.  

The Sheriff's Office is advising parents to make sure they know who their children are communicating with online. They say any device capable of connecting to the internet can and has been used to commit this kind of crime.