An Indiana man was allegedly conned by police into believing an undercover officer was a 13-year-old girl, with the man reportedly requesting all manner of sexual acts and describing himself as “built like SpongeBob.”

James A. Raber, 63, was charged in Randolph County Circuit on May 29 with attempted child molestation and child solicitation.

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Communication between the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department deputy and Raber began on the evening of May 8 after the deputy created a fake profile on Facebook Messenger, according to a probable cause affidavit signed by the deputy and obtained by Law&Crime.

“Guess how old I turned on my birthday?” the fake a

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