Police Arrest Man Who Arranged to Meet Teen For Sex

Photo: Jose Adrian Aguilera, 24, of Cumming. Credit: Cherokee Sheriff’s Office

A Forsyth County man who thought he arranged to meet a 13-year-old girl at Hobgood Park in Towne Lake was instead greeted by law enforcement officers Friday evening.

Jose Adrian Aguilera, 24, of Cumming, was arrested late last night by the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office and charged with 13 counts of obscene Internet contact with a minor, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, two counts of electronic obscene materials to a minor and 1 count of attempted child molestation.

Aguilera allegedly arrived at the park around 11 p.m. Oct. 17 with the intention of meeting the child he had been communicating online with since July, the sheriff’s office said on Saturday.

However, what Aguilera did not realize is the person he’d been exchanging messages with was an Internet Crimes Against Children detective with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, said spokesperson Lt. Jay Baker.

Aguilera remains at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with a $160,000 bond.