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Three Louisiana men were arrested in March by the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office after a multi agency investigation on various social media platforms linked them to the exploitation of a minor. 

Mathew Wagner, 40, of Albany; Justin Baham, 30, of Holde; and Wilson Mesa-Gomez, 30, of Denham Springs were all charged with indecent behavior with juveniles and computer aided solicitation of a minor. Baham was also charged with possession of MDMA, marijuana and a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous substance. 

The arrests were the result of an investigation last month conducted by the LPSO Internet Crimes against Children Task Force, with assistance from the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, the Louisiana Attorney General’s office, and state homeland security. 

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