High school coach accused of soliciting sex from young boy online

Undercover agent replies to Craigslist ad by 'Dirty Dusty'

Police said Dustin Garvin sought to have sex with a 13-year-old boy.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A South Florida high school wrestling coach was arrested Tuesday after police said the man was caught in an online sting, seekingĀ to have sex with a young boy.

Dustin Garvin, 32, faces a chargeĀ of using a computer to solicitĀ sex with a child.

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Garvin worksĀ as an assistant athleticĀ director and assistant wrestling coach at J.P. Taravella High School in Coral Springs.

According to the arrest report,Ā an undercover agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement replied to a Craigslist adĀ by a user named "Dirty Dusty" on Aug. 30. The ad sought young men for sex, the report said.Ā 

In the online exchanges, the agentĀ posed as the father of a 13-year-oldĀ boyĀ and said he wouldĀ allow GarvinĀ to have oral sex with his son while the he watched, the report said. GarvinĀ asked the agent several times whether he was a police officer, but the agent assured GarvinĀ it was not a sting, the report said.

The two partiesĀ exchanged pictures and arranged to meet at a Starbucks later that week after 5 p.m., the report said.Ā GarvinĀ told the agent that he worked at a school and did not want to meet near Coral Springs, the report said.Ā 

Eventually, GarvinĀ asked the agent if he couldĀ contact the boy via email, the report said. An undercover FBI agent then posed as the boy and answeredĀ Garvin's emails, the report said.

After his arrest, GarvinĀ admitted he had corresponded with the FDLE agent and the FBI agent, police said.

GarvinĀ is currently being held without bond at the main Broward County jail in Fort Lauderdale.


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