Miss America goes undercover with Suffolk police
(AP) - Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume. Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting sexual predators. Officers with Suffolk County's computer
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Apr 25, 2007, 10:18 PM
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(AP) - Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume.
Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting sexual predators.
Officers with Suffolk County's computer crimes unit created an online profile of a 14-year-old girl that included photographs of Nelson as a teenager.
The operation was filmed for a segment of "America's Most Wanted" that will air Saturday on Fox television. Police spokesman Tim Motz said the operation was ongoing and declined to comment further.
A show spokesperson said at least four men were arrested and face charges. Another six men agreed to meet Nelson, a native of Lawton, Oklahoma.
The 20-year-old Nelson posed as a young teen online and went into chat rooms, where she said men would begin sending her instant messages asking her how old she was and where she lived.
Nelson then arranged to meet the men at a home in Long Island, where police and camera crews were waiting.
Nelson, whose Miss America platform issue is Internet safety for children, said she was eager to participate in the sting.
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