A Bartow County man was arrested Thursday after driving to Woodstock to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl for sex, Cherokee County deputies said.
Mark Maloney, 56, of Emerson, faces one count each of criminal attempt to commit child molestation, obscene internet contact with a child, sexual exploitation of a child and trafficking a person for sexual service, jail records show.
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Maloney communicated online with detectives posing as the 14-year-old girl, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Jay Baker said in a news release. He was arrested after driving to an undisclosed location in Woodstock, where he allegedly intended to meet the child for sex.
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Maloney is being held without bond at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.
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