Midland-Based Army Recruiter Accused Of Soliciting Sex From 12-Year-Old Girl
By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: May 3, 2012
MIDLAND -- An U.S. Army recruiter from Midland is facing federal charges, after Curry County (NM) Sheriff's Deputies say he tried to get sex from a 12-year old girl in New Mexico.
The Clovis (NM) News Journal reports that Arnold Gonzales was on an assignment in Oklahoma when he went to Clovis, NM in a government vehicle.
Gonzales -- who's an Army recruiter out of Midland -- reportedly contacted a girl in Clovis on a social networking site in order to set up a sexual encounter.
However, the "girl" Gonzales contacted was really a Curry County Sheriff's Office decoy -- and Gonzales was arrested.
The Midland Army Recruiting Office says the case is under investigation, and they are cooperating with authorities.
The Clovis (NM) News Journal reports that Arnold Gonzales was on an assignment in Oklahoma when he went to Clovis, NM in a government vehicle.
Gonzales -- who's an Army recruiter out of Midland -- reportedly contacted a girl in Clovis on a social networking site in order to set up a sexual encounter.
However, the "girl" Gonzales contacted was really a Curry County Sheriff's Office decoy -- and Gonzales was arrested.
The Midland Army Recruiting Office says the case is under investigation, and they are cooperating with authorities.
