LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) -
Arrest affidavits released Wednesday detail allegations of a
Lufkin man's raunchy texting, taking photos of and having sex with a
13-year-old boy.
Lufkin Police arrested David Forrester, 39, Monday night
following an investigation into a missing child.
According to arrest affidavits, police began investigating
the missing child, who is 13. The mother told police she found sexually explicit
text messages on the child's iPod, leading her to believe he was with another
man.
While the officer was at the residence, the boy was returned
by Forrester. The officer contacted Forrester and arrested him on a charge of
online solicitation of a minor.
The officer took Forrester to the station, where he admitted
to performing sexual acts with the child on three different occasions.
Forrester explained that he met the child on an online app
called Grinder, which is a gay social media app, only allowed for adults.
According to the affidavit, the child's profile said he was 18, but Forrester
should have easily known he was younger than 17.
At the station, Forrester gave consent for his cellphone to
be searched and the officer found two nude photos of the child, according to
the affidavit.
Forrester is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual
assault of a child, second-degree online solicitation of a minor and
third-degree possession of child pornography.
He is being held in the Angelina County Jail on a collective
bond of $77,500.
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David Forrester (Source: Angelina County Jail)
