LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 35-year-old man has been charged with online solicitation of a minor after allegedly sending intimate messages to a teenage girl.

Ricardo Padilla was served with an arrest warrant on December 3, 2025, following an investigation that began in October 2023.

Police said a woman reported that Padilla had been sending intimate messages to her then 15-year-old niece at about 11:04 p.m. on October 24, 2023, in the 5700 block of St. Joan of Arc Lp.

Padilla allegedly stated in the messages that he wanted to have intimate relations with the niece and that this “would be their own little experience,” according to police.

Investigators secured an arrest warrant for Padilla based on their findings.

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