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Arrest for solicitation of a Chatham minor

Arrest for solicitation of a Chatham minor

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Police in the state of Virginia and the city of Chatham teamed up to arrest a 23-year-old man from Virginia – who allegedly sent sexually explicit messages to a fourteen-year-old Chatham girl on Snapchat. Under arrest – and facing solicitation charges in Virginia – is Nicolas Ramey of Amissville, Virginia.

A Chatham police Facebook post credits the Virginia State Police Internet Crimes against Children Task Force as well as Chatham police investigator Travis Schaal.

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