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Buffalo Man Arrested for Attempted Sex Crime with Child

Joseph Koehn
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Joseph Koehn

By Eileen Buckley

Buffalo, NY – A Buffalo man has been arrested and for trying to buy a four year old girl for sex and to film a pornographic film.

Buffalo Police and the FBI say they arrested 26-year old Joseph Koehn of Buffalo. He is charged with attempted predatory sexual assault against a child, attempted rape and attempted criminal sexual act.

Detective Jeff Rinaldo is with Buffalo's Sex Offense Squad. He says they were tipped off by a female citizen who was having an a cyber relationship with the man. "His intentions were they he wished to purchase a four year old female for the purposes of having sex with her and filming the event to produce a pornographic film, said Rinaldo.

Koehn is a registered sex offender. He is charged with attempted predatory sexual assault against a child, attempted rape and attempted criminal sexual act.