A 57-year-old New York state man believed he sent a 14-year-old boy explicit texts and pictures for months, the state Attorney General’s Office said.
Instead, he sent those messages to a special agent from the child predator unit and was placed in handcuffs when he arrived in Scranton Wednesday, hoping to meet with the teen.
Mr. Senke, 8445 Sweet Mill Lane, Clay, New York, denied driving to Scranton for sex with an underage boy in an interview with police. He planned on telling the teen to stop bothering him because the boy wouldn’t leave him alone, according to a criminal complaint.
However, investigators detailed a sexually explicit log of text messages between Mr. Senke and the special agent in the complaint. Mr. Senke asked how old the boy was and the investigator said he is 14.
Mr. Senke described the sexual acts he wished to perform and he repeatedly asked for nude photographs of the teen, police said
“If u can’t show me nudes I have to move on,” one text message from Mr. Senke read. “I’ll buy u what ever u want in reason.”
Mr. Senke then sent pictures of expensive possessions, including a motorcycle, a car and a lake house.
“I can be generous,” an earlier text message read.
Mr. Senke admitted he may have asked for pictures, “any kind of pictures,” but denied knowing he was 14 years old.
Eventually, Mr. Senke conceded he “most likely knew the person was under 18 years old,” but needed to meet the teenager to verify it, police said.
Mr. Senkie was charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact, indecent assault and criminal use of a communication facility.
Mr. Senke is in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $150,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
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