Hamilton man pleads guilty in online sex sting

8/1/2007

BOWLING GREEN A Hamilton, Ohio, man arrested by Bowling Green police after arranging online to meet an officer posing as a 14-year-old girl pleaded guilty yesterday in Wood County Common Pleas Court to three felonies.

Clifford R. Fox, 23, was charged with attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and importuning as well as a recently filed bill of information charging him with pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor.

Fox is free on bond pending sentencing Sept. 13 by Judge Robert Pollex.

Police arrested Fox Oct. 10 after he made contact with an undercover officer posing as a young girl on the Internet, sent a picture of his exposed genitalia, and made arrangements to meet her for sex.