Aurora police have arrested a man they say tried to meet a child for sex during an undercover operation.

Authorities said a two-day operation in March by Internet Crimes Against Children detectives targeted predators using the internet to exploit children. But after the operation was over, the social media ads remained active.

That's when police said 39-year-old Daniel Oliver McCarthy responded to one of the ads and began chatting with an undercover officer posing as a 12-year-old girl. Over the course of eight months, authorities said McCarthy tried to convince the "child" to run away and move in with him in Greeley.

Aurora Police Department

The Aurora Police Department said McCarthy arranged to meet the person he thought was a 12-year-old for sex on Wednesday, and a team of officers

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