Iowa man charged for trying to meet teen at Altoona hotel, police say
According to court documents, in April 61-year-old Steven Lester Davis reached out to who he believed to be a 15-year-old girl on social media. Court documents state that during conversations with the supposed teen, Davis told her he wanted to perform sexual acts with her and even sent her explicit images and videos.
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Davis later planned to meet the teen in-person, reserving a room at a hotel in Altoona for Thursday, May 15, a criminal complaint states. However, the complaint says that when he showed up at the hotel, he found that the teen he was speaking to was actually a detective with the Altoona Police Department and was taken into custody.
Davis has been charged with two counts of telephone dissemination of obscene material to a minor – first offense, and one count each of grooming and enticing a minor under 16. He is also facing a charge of possession of a controlled substance – second offense, as court documents say that when he was taken into custody officers found methamphetamine in his vehicle.
Davis is being held in the Polk County jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 27.
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