New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in child predator sting
by Ramon Antonio Vargas in Kenner, Louisiana from World news | The Guardian on (#76NJP)
Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chats
A New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was jailed recently on allegations that he tried to use a dating app to sexually prey on someone he believed to be an underage boy.
Claus, 75, initiated contact through the app with an undercover detective who was posing as a 15-year-old boy as part of a sting operation being carried out over the weekend to arrest potential child predators, said a statement from police in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner.
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