After a four-month long investigation into Neal Ray Schmidt of St. Louis, Missouri and his activities online the man traveled to Henry County, Georgia to ostensibly meet with a minor for sex, which is where he was arrested Monday night.
Schmidt is alleged to have used his computer to arrange a meeting with the minor ahead of time. He is also alleged to have distributed around 50 images of suspected child pornography over the Internet. The investigation was conducted by the Henry County PD Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. Schmidt is accused of having used Yahoo Instant Messenger to contact the child on Monday prior to traveling to Georgia.
When the 58-year-old man was arrested he had a .380 pistol in his pocket as well as three knives located on his person and an addition handgun in his brief case.
Neal Schmidt has been charged with Use of a Computer Service to Seduce, Solicit or Entice a Child to Commit an Illegal Act, Criminal Attempt to Commit Child Molestation, Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime. He is lodged in the Henry County Jail on $60,000 bond.
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