Petaluma Man Arrested for Intent to Engage in Sex With Minor

by patch.com , June 17, 2013

Shawhan Shams

A 23-year-old Petaluma man has been arrested for intent to engage in illicit acts with a minor, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.

Shawhan Shams was arrested following an eight-month investigation by Homeland Security in which an agent posed as a sex trafficker who had children available for sex and communicated with Shams via a chat room.

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Categories: Sonoma

Tags: child abuse, child endangerment, child molestation

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