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Long Island Man Charged With Attempted Criminal Sex Act: NYPD

The man went to the Bronx to have sex with someone he thought was a minor, police say.

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Zachary Terry, 27, of Huntington, was arrested on Tuesday, the New York Police Department said.
Zachary Terry, 27, of Huntington, was arrested on Tuesday, the New York Police Department said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

BRONX, NY — A Huntington man on Tuesday was arrested after he was accused of traveling to the Bronx to have sex with someone he thought was an underage person he met online, New York police said.

Zachary Terry, 27, was charged with second-degree attempted criminal sex act and first-degree attempted indecent material to minors, according to court filings. He was scheduled to appear in Bronx Criminal Court on Wednesday.

New York police filed charges against Terry after Creeps Spotlight, a civilian sting operation, said it turned over information it obtained about Terry to police, said FM, the creator of the NY Creeps Spotlight YouTube channel. FM is only known by his initials.

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Police on Wednesday declined to acknowledge receiving anything from Creeps Spotlight.

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