New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in child predator sting

Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chatsSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA New Orleans man who...

By Ramon Antonio Vargas in Kenner, Louisiana · The Guardian World

Police allege the 75-year-old tried to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy after explicit online chats Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was jailed recently on allegations that he tried to use a dating app to sexually prey on someone he believed to be an underage boy. Claus, 75, initiated contact through the app with an undercover detective who was posing as a 15-year-old boy as part of a sting operation being carried out over the weekend to arrest potential child predators, said a statement from police in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner. Continue reading...