Post by Shuftin on Dec 16, 2006 4:54:47 GMT -5
Perverted Justice Group Calls Arrest Of Florala Alabama Police Officer Todd Monroe Spikes In Online Sex Sting "Huge"
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2006-12-14
PALM COAST, FLORIDA -- Alabama police officer Todd Monroe Spikes wanted to have more than just sex with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl he met online named "Lindsay," investigators said.
The 41-year-old man also planned to film the act and start a sexual relationship with the mother of "Lindsay" so he could continue seeing the girl, according to a police report released Wednesday. And Spikes wanted to keep the relationship secret, warning the girl he was a police officer and didn't want to end up in prison, the report shows.
But Spikes didn't get the chance to meet "Lindsay" or her mother.
Instead, the Florala, Ala., police officer is facing felony charges of computer pornography and attempted lewd and lascivious behavior. He was arrested over the weekend as part of a four-day online sex sting conducted by the Flagler Beach Police department and set up by Perverted Justice, an online watchdog group.
"Dateline NBC" filmed the arrests of 21 men as part of its "To Catch a Predator" series.
Also arrested: William Roach, 31, of South Daytona; Anthony Sorrentino, 39, of Bunnell; and Samuel Ray Harrison, 32, of Flagler Beach. Court records did not show any prior criminal charges against Sorrentino or Harrison. Spikes, Roach, Sorrentino and Harrison are all free on bail.
According to court records, two complaints were filed against Roach in March accusing him of exposing himself in December 2005. No information was filed on the complaints and both cases were closed in March, the report states. Roach was also charged with aggravated battery in 1994.
But it was the arrest of the Alabama police officer that was described as "huge" by a Perverted Justice staff member.
A Flagler Beach incident report released Wednesday included parts of the dialog from Spikes' alleged online chats with a Perverted Justice volunteer posing as "Lindsay."
Police said Spikes' Internet chat with "Lindsay" produced 119 pages of dialog "saturated with sexually explicit content." He also sent her sexually explicit pictures of himself, the report said.
Spikes discussed with "Lindsay" on several occasions plans to establish a sexual relationship with her mother so that he could continue seeing the girl, the report said.
Spikes told the decoy that she was going to experience a man, not a boy, the report shows.
Spikes tells the girl repeatedly to keep their relationship secret because he's a police officer and if he went to prison "it would be a death sentence since inmates did not like police officers," the report states.
In addition, Spikes told "Lindsay" he was going to bring cameras "to make pornographic photographs and videos while he and the child were engaged in sex acts," the report shows.
Several digital and Polaroid cameras were found in Spikes' sport utility vehicle during a search, the report stated.
According to the report, Spikes drove almost five hours Sunday from his home in DeFuniak Springs in North Florida to Flagler Beach so he could meet "Lindsay."
"Dateline's" production crew was wrapping up for the night when Spikes called "Lindsay" after 10 p.m. from a pay phone and told her he was in town, the report shows.
Spikes came to the house in the 1200 block of State Road A1A, but drove off without getting out of his truck.
He didn't get far. A Flagler Beach police officer stopped him a few blocks away, the report states.
Officers found a fully loaded .38 caliber handgun in Spikes' front pocket during a search, the report shows.
Inside Spikes' SUV, an officer found several handguns, an M4 assault rifle, a shotgun and the camera equipment, the report states.
Spikes had worked as an officer with the DeFuniak Police Department until February 2001.
Spikes had also worked at the Walton County Sheriff's Office in Florida until 2004, the report shows.
Investigators also found business cards from the Walton County Sheriff's Office identifying Spikes as a deputy. "Give me a call sometime" was handwritten on the back of some cards, along with a drawing of a smiley face.
2006-12-14
PALM COAST, FLORIDA -- Alabama police officer Todd Monroe Spikes wanted to have more than just sex with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl he met online named "Lindsay," investigators said.
The 41-year-old man also planned to film the act and start a sexual relationship with the mother of "Lindsay" so he could continue seeing the girl, according to a police report released Wednesday. And Spikes wanted to keep the relationship secret, warning the girl he was a police officer and didn't want to end up in prison, the report shows.
But Spikes didn't get the chance to meet "Lindsay" or her mother.
Instead, the Florala, Ala., police officer is facing felony charges of computer pornography and attempted lewd and lascivious behavior. He was arrested over the weekend as part of a four-day online sex sting conducted by the Flagler Beach Police department and set up by Perverted Justice, an online watchdog group.
"Dateline NBC" filmed the arrests of 21 men as part of its "To Catch a Predator" series.
Also arrested: William Roach, 31, of South Daytona; Anthony Sorrentino, 39, of Bunnell; and Samuel Ray Harrison, 32, of Flagler Beach. Court records did not show any prior criminal charges against Sorrentino or Harrison. Spikes, Roach, Sorrentino and Harrison are all free on bail.
According to court records, two complaints were filed against Roach in March accusing him of exposing himself in December 2005. No information was filed on the complaints and both cases were closed in March, the report states. Roach was also charged with aggravated battery in 1994.
But it was the arrest of the Alabama police officer that was described as "huge" by a Perverted Justice staff member.
A Flagler Beach incident report released Wednesday included parts of the dialog from Spikes' alleged online chats with a Perverted Justice volunteer posing as "Lindsay."
Police said Spikes' Internet chat with "Lindsay" produced 119 pages of dialog "saturated with sexually explicit content." He also sent her sexually explicit pictures of himself, the report said.
Spikes discussed with "Lindsay" on several occasions plans to establish a sexual relationship with her mother so that he could continue seeing the girl, the report said.
Spikes told the decoy that she was going to experience a man, not a boy, the report shows.
Spikes tells the girl repeatedly to keep their relationship secret because he's a police officer and if he went to prison "it would be a death sentence since inmates did not like police officers," the report states.
In addition, Spikes told "Lindsay" he was going to bring cameras "to make pornographic photographs and videos while he and the child were engaged in sex acts," the report shows.
Several digital and Polaroid cameras were found in Spikes' sport utility vehicle during a search, the report stated.
According to the report, Spikes drove almost five hours Sunday from his home in DeFuniak Springs in North Florida to Flagler Beach so he could meet "Lindsay."
"Dateline's" production crew was wrapping up for the night when Spikes called "Lindsay" after 10 p.m. from a pay phone and told her he was in town, the report shows.
Spikes came to the house in the 1200 block of State Road A1A, but drove off without getting out of his truck.
He didn't get far. A Flagler Beach police officer stopped him a few blocks away, the report states.
Officers found a fully loaded .38 caliber handgun in Spikes' front pocket during a search, the report shows.
Inside Spikes' SUV, an officer found several handguns, an M4 assault rifle, a shotgun and the camera equipment, the report states.
Spikes had worked as an officer with the DeFuniak Police Department until February 2001.
Spikes had also worked at the Walton County Sheriff's Office in Florida until 2004, the report shows.
Investigators also found business cards from the Walton County Sheriff's Office identifying Spikes as a deputy. "Give me a call sometime" was handwritten on the back of some cards, along with a drawing of a smiley face.