Indian net predator may face 20-year jail in US
An Indian engineer, arrested in the US for allegedly using the Internet for soliciting young girls for sex, will be on the dock for a preliminary court hearing today and may face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.
Nityanand Gopalika, 30, in the country on a work visa, allegedly used an Internet chat room to approach what he believed was a 13-year old girl from the Pittsburgh. The girl was actually an undercover agent from Child Predator Unit, Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has said.
According to the criminal complaint, Gopalika engaged in a series of chats over the next several days, questioning the girl about her sexual experience and describing the sex acts he wished to engage in. Gopalika is also accused of sending the girl two allegedly obscene web cam videos.
He was arrested on July 1 when he arrived at a predetermined meeting location in Cranberry Township.
![[linked image]](http://www.onlinegooner.com/gallery/honeys/images/38.jpg)
![[linked image]](http://209.85.12.231/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)
![[linked image]](http://i39.tinypic.com/2ecgj2e.png)