Robert Edward Davies, San Matteo PD: "allegedly seeking underage sex"

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‘Tipster' uses gender-swap filter to pose as underage girl, allegedly catches cop seeking sex

A tipster used a gender-swap filter to catch an alleged would-be child predator, resulting in the arrest of a police officer. Robert Davies, 40, an officer with the San Mateo Police Department, was arrested June 6 and charged with contacting a minor to commit a felony, according to police. On May 11, police said the "concerned citizen" used the gender-swapping filter and created a Tinder account as a 19-year-old female. While users on the dating app must be 18 or older, police said the filtered photo appeared to be a “young girl.” Police said they then switched from Tinder to ...

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http://www.fox4news.com/news/u-s-wo...derage-girl-allegedly-catches-cop-seeking-sex

 

California Student Uses Snapchat Gender Swap Filter To Dupe Alleged Predator

(RELATED: Teacher And Former Miss Kentucky Arrested After Sending Nudes Over Snapchat To 15-Year-Old Teen) Ester said she was uncomfortable sending sexual images, but Davies insisted “he wouldn’t show ...

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http://citizensjournal.us/california-student-uses-snapchat-gender-swap-filter-to-dupe-alleged-predator/

 

Ex-Peninsula cop catfished into teen sex chat now charged with lying to buy a gun

Robert Davies allegedly denied being the subject of a restraining order or felony prosecution when he sought to purchase a rifle in San Mateo, the city he once patrolled.

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/08/ex-peninsula-cop-catfished-into-teen-sex-chat-now-charged-with-lying-to-buy-a-gun/

 

Ex-Peninsula cop catfished into teen sex chat now charged with lying to buy a gun

A former police officer charged in the South Bay with sexually soliciting someone he thought was a teenage girl — but was actually a man looking to ensnare potential predators — is facing new charges on the Peninsula for allegedly lying in a background check to buy a gun, authorities said. Robert Edward Davies, 41, of Morgan Hill, signed under penalty of perjury that he was not the subject of criminal prosecution or a restraining order when he filled out routine paperwork to purchase a rifle in San Mateo, the city he once patrolled as a police officer, according to ...

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https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/0...sex-chat-now-charged-with-lying-to-buy-a-gun/