Davenport man arrested after he agrees to meet undercover detective posing as ‘girl'

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10-05-2025

A 25-year-old Davenport man faces felony charges after he agreed to meet a Louisa County detective posing online as a girl, according to Scott County Court arrest affidavits.
Noah Garcia faces charges of sexual exploitation of a minor – cause to engage in act, grooming and enticing a minor under 16 – sexual purpose, according to Scott County Court and Scott County Jail records.
Scott County arrest affidavits say that, on or about April 30, Garcia began to communicate online with a Louisa County detective operating an undercover account and posing as a 15-year-old girl.
The undercover detective repeatedly, and in several ways, established with Garcia that 'she was 15 years old with the first such instance occurring approximately 4 minutes after initial contact. At one point in the conversation, (Garcia) refers to the 'girl' (undercover detective) as 'underage,' affidavits show.
Affidavits show Garcia suggested that the 'girl' (the undercover detective) meet with him in Davenport, and suggested specific sex acts the two would perform when they met.
About 4:05 p.m. Friday, May 9, Garcia arrived at NorthPark Mall, 320 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, for their meeting. Garcia 'was seized upon entrance into the mall and found to have a cellular phone and a pink lollipop on his person,' affidavits say.
A search warrant was executed on Garcia's vehicle, where officers found a box of condoms and a pair of loose underwear. The undercover detective and Garcia had arranged for Garcia to bring condoms, the lollipop and loose underwear (souvenir) to the meeting, according to affidavits.
According to Scott County Court affidavits, Garcia is on pretrial release for a charge of lascivious conduct with a minor.
Garcia, who is scheduled for a preliminary hearing May 20 in Scott County Court, was being held Saturday on $250,000 cash-only bond in Scott County Jail.
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