Detectives with the Council Bluffs Police Department arrested a Council Bluffs man Tuesday afternoon, for allegedly communicating through social media and text messages, with a person he thought was a 13-year old girl. 30-year old Andrew Newport was arrested at around 1:30-p.m.  The “girl” was actually an undercover detective. During his communications, Newport offered to pay for sex and sent a photo of his genitalia.

Andrew Newport

The detective, posing as the young girl, agreed to meet Newport Tuesday afternoon, with the understanding that they would have sex.  Once Newport arrived at the meeting location, he was apprehended and taken in for questioning. Newport was booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail on Felony charges that include: Sexual Exploitation of a Minor (a Class “C” Felony), Enticing a Minor (a Class “D” Felony), and Solicitation (a Class “C” Felony). He was also charged with Dissemination of Obscene Material (a Serious Misdemeanor).