COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — A Coweta County man is behind bars after he was caught trying to entice a 12-year-old during an undercover sting.
The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office said on Sep. 14, an undercover investigator posing as a 12-year-old had a text conversation with Hannigan on multiple social media apps.
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Eventually, the conversation switched to texting.
Deputies said Hannigan sent a selfie and a nude photo to the child.
He then agreed to pick up the child in a public parking lot in order to have sex with them.
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Once Hannigan arrived, law enforcement moved in and arrested him, based on evidence they compiled.
Hanningan was charged with enticing a minor for indecent purposes, child molestation, sexual exploitation of children, use of a communication facility in the commission of a crime.
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