MERIDEN, Conn. (WFSB) - An agency operation to keep children safe lead to the arrest of a man being accused of meeting up with a minor in Meriden.

An investigation into 31-year-old Mehedi Hasan Omi began for being involved in explicit conversations with a victim that he believed was a 13-year-old girl.

In those conversations, the teenager would tell Mehedi that she would be turning 14-years-old on Halloween.

Police said he arranged to travel from New York all the way to Meriden to meet up with the young girl for sexual purposes.

When he arrived to the meet up, he was placed in custody.

Mehedi is now facing the following charges:

Criminal attempt at risk of injury to a child

Criminal attempt of sexual assault in 2nd degree

Criminal attempt of harmful communication with a minor

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