THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WEST PALM BEACH -- A top prosecutor was arrested on sex charges Tuesday for stripping and masturbating in front of a Web camera for someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, police said

Assistant State Attorney Ira Karmelin faces two felonies: solicitation of a minor for sex and transmission of an image harmful for a minor, according to Orange County Sheriff's Office Detective Tom Harrison. He was released on $250,000 bail after several hours in custody.



Karmelin, a top prosecutor in Palm Beach County, has been in the state attorney's office for more than 10 years and has said he hopes to become a judge.

The charges came after an Orlando television station began working on a story about pedophiles using Web cams. The station had a young-looking undercover reporter pose as a 14-year- old. Authorities said Karmelin approached the reporter in a chat room.

havent these internet perverts learned yet? when youre talking to 14 yr old, 5'10" 105lbs with 38 DD's, "chrissy", who likes giving blowjobs to older men in her school girl outfit, youre probably talking to detective smith who is 5ft 2 and 390. i guess the power of the boner is too much to handle.

I just dont get it, and why on earth would you show your face on a web cam?

So these are the people putting away the bad guys huh?

yeap.... is ****ing sick I tell you, you can't trust anyone

It is suprisingly easy to get chicks to get naked on there webcams......

He was the one that got naked..hahahaha

Something tells me he's probably not going to become a judge any time soon.

He is going to get sent away with people that he has sent away before, they are gonna **** him in the ass and show him what they do to perverts in jail......

He just might like that you know.

Broom handles anyone?

It may be nasty, What crime has been commited. isnt this entrapment

Originally posted by Waylander
Broom handles anyone? Justin Volpe, formerly of the NYPD, used a plunger on Abner Louima.

Originally posted by Bzob
It may be nasty, What crime has been commited. isnt this entrapment

its a sex charge, he exposed himself to what he thought was a minor