Sting In The Florida Glades: Chinese National Nabbed At Hotel After Drive To Meet ‘15-Year-Old’

Federal agents arrested Dexing Zhang at a hotel in Davie after he allegedly traveled from Naples to meet a 15-year-old girl in exchange for $300. Investigators say the meeting was arranged through messages with someone Zhang believed was the girl’s parent. The FBI Miami Field Office conducted the sting. Zhang faces a federal charge of attempted sex trafficking of a minor; a conviction carries a mandatory minimum 10-year sentence.