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ORLANDO, Fla. - A California man accused of attempting to solicit a child he met online has been arrested following a two-year investigation by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO), authorities said.

The case began in June 2023 when a Palm Coast parent discovered inappropriate and sexually explicit conversations on their child’s iPad.

What we know:

Authorities said those alleged inappropriate and sexually explicit conversations were with a man later identified as 20-year-old Brandon Rodriguez-Silva of San Jose, California.

Investigators say Rodriguez-Silva met the victim through the gaming platform Roblox before moving their conversations to Discord and then text messages, where he allegedly requested explicit photos.

Detectives from FCSO’s Cyber Crimes and Internet

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