PHOENIX — A California man has been arrested after allegedly sexually exploiting a 13-year-old girl in Tempe, authorities announced Thursday.

Daniel Martinez, 23, was booked into jail on three counts of sexual conduct with a minor and 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Tempe Police Department.

Martinez is being held on a $250,000 bond.

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Tempe police began investigating the case in August after the girl’s parents found explicit messages and pictures on her phone.

The department later discovered that Martinez and the girl had met on Discord, an online instant messaging and social platform, when she was 12 and began a romantic relationship.

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