(Shaler, Twp., Pa.) 40 year-old Vikash Mishra from Ross Township is now in U.S. custody after going to an area park to meet what he thought was a 12-year-old girl, for sex.
It’s being reported that and undercover FBI Agent set up a social media profile posing as a 12-year-old girl late last year and within a short time Mishra sent a private message to what he thought was the 12-year-old girl.
The messaging went on for months with Mishra sending the account sexually explicit conversation and suggestive photos.
The agent then set up a meeting with Mishra at a Shaler park where he thought he was meeting the 12-year-old for sex in late February.
Agents took Mishra into custody near a park in the area.
According to the FBI, Mishra admitted to traveling to the park in order to engage in sexual activity, but not sexual intercourse, with who he thought was the child.