64-year-old Mark Andrew Nichols explicitly described sex acts he planned to perform with the child, according to emails and texts he sent to an internet crimes detective posing as the girl and her parents
A man from Texas has been arrested on charges he traveled to Orlando, Florida, to have sex a girl whom he thought was nine-years-old.
Mark Andrew Nichols, 64, traveled more than 1,000 miles from his home in Austin, Texas to make contact with the girl, but when he arrived police were already waiting for him and he was arrested on Saturday.
Undercover sex crime detectives created a fake advert on a website to which Nichols responded.
An internet crimes detective then posed as a father and mother as well at the youngster online according to WFTV.
The ad referenced meeting ‘experienced parents to learn new things from about raising little ones,’ according to the arrest report. The ad was deliberately vague to encourage potential predators to take the bait.
Nichols allegedly sent a number of emails and texts to the detective who was posing as the girl and her parents.
Orlando police say Nichols, who is married and has two young children of his own, then went on to explicitly describe sex acts that he planned to perform with the child.
Orlando police arrest Mark Andrew Nichols of Austin after arriving in Florida on Saturday
Nichols has been charged in Florida with attempted sexual battery of a child younger than 12, attempted lewd or lascivious conduct, solicitation of a minor via computer, obscene communication and unlawful use of a two-way communication device
The fake dad explained to Nichols that he and his wife were trying to get their nine-year-old daughter into modeling and asked him what types of ‘interests’ he had about the girl.
‘When you say interests, are you asking generally? Or sexually?’ Nichols responded to the father.
Nichols said that he was ‘fascinated’ with incest and it was an ‘extreme turn on’ for him.
Nichols told the detective that he wanted to have sex with the nine-year-old but wanted to make sure the girl’s parents were ‘comfortable’ with it first.
He told the detective posing as the father that he would love to ‘watch’ or participate.
Nichols added, ‘I am extremely respectful about all of this,’ and said he was planning a trip to the Orlando area soon and would like to meet the family, according to the report.
Nichols, pictured here with his wife, flew to Orlando. When he arrived to meet with the girl and her parents he was arrested. He had brought Skittles and Sour Patch Kids to the meeting
The detective, posing as the father then asked what Nichols would like to do with the girl.
According to the arrest report, Nichols responded:
‘I would like to visit you all. I am interested in having sex with the child and the child’s mother. I am bi so I am open to some bi play with you if you are interested. If you are not, that is fine. I would maybe like to watch you have sex with the child. Be there. Touch and re-assure her. Then have sex with her myself. Would the child want to watch me with mom?’ He further texted, ‘I want to be respectful and just provide you all with a fun, safe experience.’
After further graphic text messages between the fake parents and Nichols, the detective posing as the mom asked if if he had a daughter or had ever done any of the things he described to his own children.
Nichols, 64, sent lewd texts, emails to who he believed was a little girl but was really a detective seeking to arrest him
Nichols said he ‘enjoyed bath time’ with his own daughter, but ‘back then, I would just never do anything,’ according to the report.
Police said in an arrest affidavit that their investigation of Nichols began when he responded to the online ad.
Nichols finally set up a meeting with the girl’s parents in Orlando.
At the time of his arrest, Nichols was found to have had Sour Patch Kids candy, a bag of Skittles and a bottle of lubricant.
Nichols has been charged in Florida with attempted sexual battery of a child younger than 12, attempted lewd or lascivious conduct, solicitation of a minor via computer, obscene communication and unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
He is currently in jail with bail set at $1,500.