A worker with a carnival that comes town every year is being investigated for alleged predatory behavior
The 40-year-old suspect was working for the Spring Fling Fair carnival at Georgia Square Mall earlier this month when he engaged in sexually explicit online activity with who he thought was a 14-year-old boy..
The boy was actually a member of the vigilante group known as the Street Sweeperz Unit who confronted the suspect and videoed him as he admitted to his illegal behavior.
Athens police were notified of the encounter and
When they responded to the malll the suspect made admissions to them about his behavior.
Identified by police as Jonathan Wine of Chicopee, MA, he “admitted that he met someone who he believed to be a 14-year-old male on an app, and he began to try to solicit him for sex,” the police report states. “Wine explained that he knew that he shouldn’t have done it and that his actions were disgusting.”
“We may not be able to get judicial system convictions, but we can still protect the community by raising awareness,” Pereira said..
