Dallas PD

Kevin Russell Moake

DALLAS — Dallas police have arrested a man they say was trying to buy a little girl as a sex partner.

Undercover officers arrested Kevin Russell Moake, 49, around midnight on Mockingbird Lane. He allegedly contacted a woman in Dallas saying he wanted to purchase an eight-year-old girl.

Moake, a Flower Mound resident, told the woman he had been trying to find a child in Mexico for some time. They discussed a price of $2,000, but she told him it could take several weeks.

Earlier this month, the woman put Moake in touch with an undercover Dallas Police officer. Police said officer and Moake talked and set up a time to exchange a child for money.

The suspect offered to pay up to $100 for the child. Moake allegedly told the undercover officer that he wanted to spend the night with the little girl. Moake told the officer he could pick her up in the morning, police said.

The two met around midnight Wednesday in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. The officer asked Moake for the money and he complied. That's when officers arrested him.

Police are investigating Moake to see if he has sexually assaulted other children.

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