Hollister Man Charged In Child Rape Case
13-Year-Old New York Girl Met Man Online
POSTED: 4:38 p.m. PDT September 16, 2003
UPDATED: 4:45 p.m. PDT September 16, 2003
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A Hollister man is being held in New York on three counts of child rape in a case involving a girl he met on the Internet.
Authorities said Ronald Sheridan, 48, met the 13-year-old girl through an instant messaging service, and flew from the Central Coast to New York and had sex with her.
Sheridan allegedly sent pictures of himself, including some nude photos, to the 9th-grader before flying to Rochester and picking her up from her high school. He is accused of taking to girl to a local hotel, where they had sex.
The girl's parents tracked her down and contacted authorities.
A spokesman with the Monroe County Sheriff's Department in western New York told Action News that although the girl consented to the sex, because of her age, she was legally incapable of consensual sex.
Sheridan is being held on $100,000 bail and could face more than 20 years in prison.
The San Benito County Sheriff's Department said Sheridan has no prior record and is not a registered sex offender.
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