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Teen charged for cybersex
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An 18-year-old faces multiple felony charges for allegedly having cybersex with several teen-age girls.

The suspect, Samuel D. Wright is charged with six counts of solicitation of a minor to observe sexual activity. He is set to appear for arraignment on May 10.

Wright was arrested following an investigation by sheriff’s department detectives into the alleged online activity.

The incidents, Sheriff Patrick Ray reported, were traced back to March 1 when Wright allegedly talked a 16-year-old girl into having online sex with him.

“He persuaded a 16-year-old female into engaging in sexual activity with him through electronic communications,” the sheriff said of the first incident, not revealing if the crime happened via cellphone or computer, only that it was done across the internet.

Along with that incident, Wright is accused, on the same day, of having a similar liaison with a 13-year-old girl over the internet.

Detectives picked up on another incident involving a 16-year-old girl two weeks later on March 15. It is not known if that is the same 16-year-old from the first crime.

Online sexual activity involving Wright was also uncovered on April 2 when he allegedly had cybersex with a 14-year-old girl. The final two charges allege he had online sexual relations with a 15-year-old girl on April 4 and April 5. Again, it is not known if the incidents involved the same girl.