Man Busted In Net Predator Sting

Suspect actually chatting with undercover officer:

South Carolina state police have arrested a 35-year-old Simpsonville man after he allegedly solicited sex from someone whom he believed to a be a 12-year-old girl.

The suspect, Michael L. Pellett Jr., was arrested on Friday from incidents that purportedly began in late December of 2006.

Thankfully, like so many of these cases, Pellett wasn't really corresponding with a 12-year-old girl but instead an undercover officer posing as the minor.

Pellett is facing criminal solicitation charges and two counts of disseminating harmful material to a minor.