A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with meeting a teenage girl for sex after luring her through an online social networking service.
Miguel Cabrera, 38, was charged with one felony count each of meeting a minor for lewd purposes and distributing pornography to a minor.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
In October 2019, Cabrera allegedly met an undercover officer posing as a 17-year-old girl on a mobile dating app. Cabrera is accused of arranging to meet the girl and later appearing at the agreed upon location where he was arrested.
If convicted as charged, Cabrera faces a possible maximum sentence of four years, eight months in state prison.
