Updated at 8:22 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Army sergeant charged with enticement
By Rod Ohira
Advertiser Staff Writer
Ray John, 29, who is stationed at Schofield Barracks, is charged with first-degree electronic enticement of a child.
John was arrested Tuesday morning at Manoa Marketplace by Hawai'i Internet Crimes Against Children task force agents after showing up at an agreed-upon meeting place.
John allegedly arranged the meeting in a chat room with a Honolulu police detective posing as a 13-year-old girl.
John's initial appearance is scheduled for Monday at District Court.
If convicted, he faces a mandatory sentence of one year in jail and five years probation.
