VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A 41-year-old Chesapeake man who is a convicted sex offender is back behind bars, and this time, police had help from a nationwide group aimed at catching suspected child predators.

A spokesperson with Virginia Beach Police told 10 On Your Side they took Joseph Wills, 41, into custody around 5 p.m. Tuesday near the 2700 block of Reef Court after getting a report of alleged sexual abuse.

Online court records state Wills is facing two criminal sexual assault charges in connection to Tuesday nights incident, including attempted carnal knowledge of child between 13 and 15-years-old without force, and the other is proposing sex act by a communication system with a victim younger than 15 and at least seven years older than the child.

Police say the investigation i

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