Howard County man arrested in undercover child exploitation sting

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – A 48-year-old Ellicott City man was arrested Tuesday after investigators say he arranged to meet a child for sex but instead encountered an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a minor.

Maryland State Police identified the suspect as Rohit Agarwal. He is charged with one count of sexual solicitation of a minor following a joint investigation involving the Fort Meade Army Criminal Investigation Office.

Investigators say Agarwal had been communicating with an undercover officer through an online app, believing he was speaking with a child. He was arrested without incident in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Anne Arundel County, where he had allegedly agreed to meet the individual.

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