LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — The Limestone County Sheriff's Office says an Indonesian man was arrested and charged with electronic solicitation of a child.

LCSO said investigators began an investigation in Aug. 2025 after a person made contact with a decoy juvenile male social media account.

Authorities said during the investigation, a person, identified as I Made Gitayana, 31, of Bali, Indonesia, made contact with the decoy account.

LCSO said Gitayana arranged to meet the child for sexual purposes and agreed to pay for transportation. Authorities said on August 28, LCSO, along with Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, and Special Agents from the Homeland Security Investigations Office in Birmingham (HSI) conducted a joint operation.

"Upon arriving at the

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