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Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chatsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was jailed recently on allegations that he tried to use a dating app to sexually prey on someone he believed to be an…
Published June 30, 2026 · Category: News
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Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chats
A New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was jailed recently on allegations that he tried to use a dating app to sexually prey on someone he believed to be an underage boy.
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Claus, 75, initiated contact through the app with an undercover detective who was posing as a 15-year-old boy as part of a sting operation being carried out over the weekend to arrest potential child predators, said a statement from police in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.
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Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chatsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was jailed recently on allegations that he tried to use a dating app to sexually prey on someone he believed to be an underage boy.Claus, 75, initiated contact through the app with an undercover detective who was posing as a 15-year-old boy as part of a sting operation being
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