Registered sexual offender arrested on new charges

Jacob Porter, 25, of 524 Goebel St., was charged with two counts of certain uses of computer services prohibited, two counts of indecent exposure, and one count of attempted felonious sexual assault. (COURTESY PHOTO)

BERLIN — A registered sex offender in Berlin was arrested Friday on new charges as part of a joint investigation into the sexual exploitation of children on the internet.

Jacob Porter, 25, of 524 Goebel St., was charged with two counts of certain uses of computer services prohibited, two counts of indecent exposure, and one count of attempted felonious sexual assault. All of the charges are felonies and each is punishable by up to seven years in prison. According to the arrest affidavit, the Berlin police received information last month that Porter was attempting to solicit minor females to engage in sexual activity using the social media site, Snapchat.

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