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KINGSTON &mdash; A Berks County man was arraigned Friday afternoon after police say he engaged in a sexually explicit conversation with an officer posing as a 15-year-old girl.
				Craig O. Larson, 49, of Barto was arrested on Friday on multiple felony charges including unlawful contact with a minor, criminal solicitation and statutory sexual assault after he sent multiple explicit messages to an undercover Kingston detective over the course of two weeks.
				According to the police report:
				The encounter began on Sept. 1, when the detective was messaged on social media by a user named &ldquo;Craig 49 Barto, Pa,&rdquo; who was positively identified as Larson.
				Larson was made aware that he was conversing with a 15-year-old, to which he replied that he was 49 years old. He also mentioned that he was single and lived &ldquo;in the woods.&rdquo; Larson sent photos of himself, including one where he was shirtless, and attempted to solicit photos back from the girl.
				The conversation continued sporadically through Sept. 14, including Larson sending a picture of his genitals and multiple explicit messages trying to solicit sex.
				On Friday, Larson was arrested and transported to Kingston&rsquo;s police headquarters, where he was advised of his rights. Larson agreed to speak without an attorney present, and gave a recorded statement admitting that he had knowingly engaged in a sexually explicit conversation with someone who he believed to be a 15-year-old girl.
				Larson was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge James Haggerty, and lodged at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility after being unable to post $150,000 in bail.
				His preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 30.

Police: Berks County man nabbed in child internet sex sting