BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — A Greenacres man is now in custody, accused of trying to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex.
Suspect Robin Blanchard tried to contact the girl online and organize a meet up, authorities said.
Boynton Beach police say this latest arrest has experts reminding parents of monitoring what their children do online.
“He willingly came with one purpose: to have sex with a 13-year-old,” said Boynton Beach Police Detective Astrel Labbe.
According to Boynton Beach police, Blanchard used the messaging app Kik to connect with who he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
But that girl was a Boynton Beach police officer, and when Blanchard showed up at The Inn at Boynton Beach Friday, he was arrested.
Greg Schiller is the CEO of the Child Rescue Coalition in Boca Raton, a non-profit organization that provides technology to law enforcement to help them track down child predators.
“This is happening every day, everywhere across our country and across the world,” said Schiller. “These predators are everywhere. if our children are in an app, a website or a game, the predators know that, and they will be there, too.”
Schiller says it’s vital for parents to not just monitor what their kids are doing online, but also to talk to them frequently about the dangers.
“Talk to them about online grooming, talk to them about sextortion, talk to them about sexting,” he said. “Let them know that these things go on.”
And they can go on quickly. According to the police report, it only took Blanchard two days to get from first contact to meeting for sex.
Schiller says parents must constantly be vigilant.
“Unfortunately, we don’t live in a safe world when it comes to predators online, and those predators, if given the opportunity, will harm in real life,” he said.
Blanchard faces several charges, including using a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child.
His bond was set at $40,000.
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