LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo man has been arrested for sending intimate messages to a teenager.

A woman reported in October 2023 that 35-year-old Ricardo Padilla had been sending messages to her then 15-year-old niece.

According to investigators, Padilla allegedly said in the messages that he wanted to have intimate relations with the teen.

Padilla was served with an arrest warrant on Wednesday, Dec. 3. He is charged with online solicitation of a minor.

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