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An investigation by the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led to the arrest of a Homedale man on Thursday for attempted lewd conduct with a minor under sixteen and enticing of children over the Internet, the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office said.
Arthur Schmierer, 35, was arrested at about 3:15 p.m. at the McDonald’s on North Midland in Nampa, where he had agreed to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
The arrest was made less than a week after the local investigation began, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The Sheriff’s Office received information from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office in Utah, indicating that Schmierer was trying to solicit young women via the Internet to meet him for sex.
Schmierer was an interstate truck driver and several of the communications were conducted from out of state, the Sheriff’s Office said. It appears he had a computer with him, said Lt. Marv Dashiell.
A local investigation began, and Schmierer agreed to meet with who he thought was a thirteen year old female at the Nampa McDonald’s. Internet and telephone communications, conducted by task force personnel, indicated that Schmierer was interested in having sexual contact with the person he was going to meet.
Officers from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, Nampa Police Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office and the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office participated in the investigation, which is continuing to determine if additional crimes have been committed.
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