Bowie Man Planned To Sexually Abuse 6-Year-Old Girl, Arrested In DC: Police

BOWIE, MD — A Prince George's man has been charged with a felony after police said he traveled from Bowie to Washington, D.C., with the intention of sexually abusing a six-year-old girl.

According to the indictment, which was unsealed Thursday, on June 5, Nathaniel Lamar Nelson Scott, 35, traveled into D.C. from Maryland to a pre-arranged meeting place in Washington, D.C., and was arrested. Scott has remained in custody since his arrest, according to officials.

In late May 2024, a member of the MPD–FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force posted a message on a website that is frequented by individuals who have a sexual interest in children. Scott contacted the undercover officer, who he believed was the father of a six-year-old girl, and in the days that followed, engaged in graphic conversations about sexually abusing the child. On June 5, Scott arranged with the undercover officer who he thought was the little girl's father to meet for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with the child, according to the FBI.

Travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct is punishable by up to 30 years in prison.