A convicted “high-risk” pedophile hired by the city of Syracuse, New York, was fired after he was arrested for “horrific” allegations involving a 12-year-old girl.
On Thursday, police responded to a report of a man with an underage girl in a parking lot. The man fled the scene after being approached by another adult, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.
He allegedly lured the child to an isolated area in the Town of Lafayette and subjected her to a sexual act two separate times.
An investigation of the victim’s social media found that she had been interacting with a male through Snapchat. The messages indicated they had been having a sexual relationship.
The man was identified as 45-year-old James M. Desantis, who was already registered as a high-risk
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