DETROIT – A Michigan border patrol agent was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl he met online.
FBI agents arrested Harry Marvelle Peless, III, 51, from Newport, for reportedly soliciting sex from, and sending obscene material to, who he believed was a 13-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover officer.
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Peless, a Customs and Border Protection agent in Michigan, allegedly had been communicating with the undercover officer since September 2024 using an online messaging application.
During their daily online conversations, he reportedly sent obscene material and multiple requests for the undercover officer to run away with him to have sex.
FBI agents stated that evidence from the investigation revealed he had logged into the chat account used to communicate with the undercover officer while at work.
Peless was charged with Attempted Transfer of Obscene Material of a Minor.