CRANBERRY TWP — A Lawrence County man is accused of soliciting sex online with a 12-year-old boy who was actually an undercover officer.

Bradley R. Moore, 44, of Neshannock Township was charged this week by Cranberry Township police with two counts of felony involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and felony criminal use of a communication facility.

Township police worked with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Bureau of Special Investigations' Child Predator Section on the investigation, according to the criminal complaint.

Last Thursday an undercover officer replied to an online ad seeking sex, according to the complaint. The ad stated that he was looking for “couples or groups that participate in real incest.”

In an ensuing email conversation the undercover officer asked a man if he would be interested in having sex with his son, a 12-year-old boy. The poster of the ad responded that he was interested and the two set up a meeting in person via email and a phone conversation, according to the complaint.

When the man showed up for their meeting, at a hotel on Freedom Road, he was placed under arrest and identified as Moore. Police say that in an interview he confirmed that he intended to have sexual contact with a minor. He also said that this was his first attempt at having sex with a minor and that it was not his initial intent when he posted the ad seeking sex, but that he was “intrigued,” by the situation.