Local/State

Man jailed for MySpace case

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

A Cary man pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking indecent liberties with a 12-year-old he met on the MySpace social networking website.

Dakota Melton, 22, will serve six months in jail and then go on probation. He also has to register as a sex offender.

Last August, Melton was charged with second-degree kidnapping and taking indecent liberties with a minor

Investigators say Melton made contact with the 12-year-old Sanford boy online, and then met him in person. The boy told his parents he was going to meet a friend.

Police say Melton picked up the boy in Sanford, took him to dinner and a movie, and then brought him back to his Cary apartment.

According to search warrants, the boy fell asleep on the couch and woke up to Melton "sucking on his neck." A medical exam found hickeys on the boy's body and a foreign pubic hair in his shorts.

Detectives said Melton admitted to kissing the boy but denied they had sex.

Investigators say Melton portrayed himself as an 18-year-old former porn star on his MySpace page. Melton admitted to investigators that he and his then roommate made their livings masturbating in front of internet Web cams for clients.

(Copyright ©2010 WTVD-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)

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