Fortunately, agents apprehended Yves Joseph Legault as he got off the plane at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, ending an illicit saga that began online, authorities said. Legault, 53, of Ontario, Canada, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, Horn said. Or , if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.
Legault was arraigned on multiple federal charges, including using the internet to entice a child for sexual activity and enticing the year-old to engage in sexually explicit conduct over the internet, according to Georgia U.
Attorney John Horn. Federal authorities said that in July, Legault began communicating online with a year-old girl he met on Omegle, a free online and anonymous text and video messaging app. After a while, Legault got the girl to switch communications to another site, where he allegedly petitioned the teen to perform sexual acts on live video-stream for him.
Eventually, Legault planned a trip from Canada to Atlanta to have sex with the girl, Horn said. On August 11, Legault successfully flew to Atlanta from Toronto for the purpose of engaging in sexual intercourse with the teen, Horn said. The man's alleged plot might have worked had the girl's mother not alerted FBI agents after intercepting a package Legault sent her daughter from Canada, Horn said. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox.
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