Sunday, March 30, 2008

William E. Foster Repeat Sex Offender - trying to lure little girl

"25% of all sex offenders re-offend within 15 years"
.........Sarah Tofte

A registered sex offender was taken into custody by county deputies and charged with attempting to lure a 14-year-old girl into having sex with him.

William E. Foster, 34, is being held on charges of attempting to commit statutory rape in the second degree, attempting to commit statutory sodomy in the second degree and burglary in the first degree.

Foster was arrested in Gravois Mills at the home of the 14-year-old girl Thursday afternoon, Morgan County Sheriff Jim Petty said.

Foster had contacted the girl several times via cell phone, Petty said, trying to get her to stay home from school.

The girl and her mom filed a complaint with the Sheriff's Department early Thursday morning.

Foster continued to call, asking the juvenile questions and making sexual suggestions, according to information in a news release issued by the sheriff's department.

Petty said two deputies were able to place themselves inside the home. When the mother drove by, appearing as if she was leaving for work, Foster headed over to the juvenile's house and into the hands of the awaiting deputies.

Petty declined to say how Foster and the girl knew each other but credits the arrest to the quick action taken by the girl and her mother.

Foster is being held on a $20,000 cash-only bond.

According to the sex offender registry, Foster was charged in 1995 for statutory rape in the second degree of another 14-year-old girl.

He lists Gravois Mills as his home address.

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