Suspected Honolulu online predator indicted
Advertiser Staff
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A 30-year-old Waipahu man arrested Friday in a law-enforcement sting operation that targets online sexual predators of children was indicted today by an O'ahu grand jury.
Tyler M. Wong was charged with first-degree electronic enticement of a child for allegedly setting up a meeting for sex with a 13-year-old girl. An agent for the Hawai'i Internet Crimes Against Children task force posed online as the girl.
Wong was arrested at 12:25 a.m. Friday when he showed up for the meeting at Kaonohi Street and Moanalua Road. Authorities said Wong is a physical therapist employed by the state.
Wong was charged Saturday and released after posting $40,000 bail. A warrant stemming from the indictment has been issued for Wong's arrest.