Deputy caught in department’s own undercover child sex sting operation

That's got to hurt. I figured this was neat timing with the other thread discussing the difference between pedophilia and child molester. This guy definitely fits in the latter, glad they got him off the street. He was actually in his car, and all that:

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Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced Tuesday that Derek Vandenham, 34, was “working on-duty, in my car, in my uniform” last week when he was taken into custody as part of Operation Relentless Guardian. Vandenham “was communicating to have sex with a 15-year-old,” Lott said, and he then showed up at a property where officers were waiting to arrest him. He has since been fired.

How did he miss the memo about the office doing a sting? It seems like this guy of all people should have known better. I'm a little curious how it all came to be since these websites are significantly harder to find since sites like backpage, craigslist, etc. have all been shut down.

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