Mississippi man, 75, accused of traveling to Baton Rouge for attempted sexual liaison with minor

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BATON ROUGE — Louisiana State Police said Monday officers had arrested a Mississippi man and accused him of traveling to Baton Rouge to have sex with a 14-year-old.

Bruce Wells, 75, of Tylertown, Mississippi, was accused of attempted felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, the agency said.

Troopers said the special victims unit and FBI opened an investigation regarding the sexual exploitation of a minor. On Saturday, State Police said, Wells traveled to Baton Rouge to meet the minor and was arrested.