Authorities say that Kevin Farr is a husband and father and was reportedly a part-time law enforcement officer. He is behind bars in his home state of Indiana, but Belmont County authorities say they want him as soon as he can be extradited.

The call came in to the Belmont County Sheriff's Department on Nov. 7 from Zanesville Police.

Officials say it started when Kevin Farr met the 13 year old girl on line.

He convinced her to meet him in person, and she apparently agreed, slipping out of her house in the middle of the night.

He reportedly picked her up in the Belmont-Bethesda area where she lives, and took her to where they could be alone.

"Supposedly he had rented a motel room here in the county and that's where the assault took place," said Sheriff Thompson.

After the sexual incident, Farr reportedly dropped her off in Zanesville on his way back out of the area.

"She had been dropped off in the City of Zanesville, dropped off by a person she had met on the Internet," said Belmont County Sheriff Fred Thompson.

Sheriff Thompson says Farr's actions were not spur of the moment.

"He had plenty of time to think about what he was doing on his seven hour drive to Belmont County," noted Thompson.

Internet sex predator stings are sometimes criticized by people who say they are a victimless crime.

"The perpetrator thinks he's talking to a young child when he's actually talking to a police officer and there's no victim," said Thompson. "Well, in this case, there's a victim."

Thompson says stings get predators off the street before they can contact and assault a real teenager, like this one.

If convicted, he could face six and a half years in prison.

Officials say the girl is getting counseling, thanks to the Belmont County victims assistance program.