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Affidavit: PayPal profile photo helps Selma police identify man charged with online solicitation of minor

A 21-year-old man was arrested in Selma, Texas on charges of online solicitation of a minor after police used a PayPal profile photo to identify him in connection with contact with a 13-year-old girl.

By Andrea K. Moreno, Samuel Rocha IV·2 hr ago

SELMA, Texas - A profile photo linked to a PayPal account helped Selma investigators identify a man accused of online solicitation of a 13-year-old girl, according to an arrest affidavit.

Sean Jude Joseph Jr., 21, was arrested on a charge of online solicitation of a minor under 14 years old, jail records show.

Selma police responded to a call at a home on July 3 after a mother discovered sexually explicit messages on her 13-year-old daughter's phone, the affidavit states.

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