"A Mendocino County news reporter was arrested Monday on suspicion of making sexual comments on social media toward a 17-year-old Ukiah High School student, police said. Matt LaFever, 37, was taken into custody around 7 a.m. at his Hopland home following an investigation that began Oct. 16, according to the Ukiah Police Department. He is suspected of knowingly annoying or molesting a minor a misdemeanor under California law that applies to sexually motivated behavior toward someone under 18"
"An investigation began when a parent reported that LaFever made a sexual comment toward her 17-year-old daughter, police said. During their investigation, another 17-year-old student told officers that LaFever sent her sexually suggestive messages on social media even though he knew she was a minor. LaFever had persisted to make sexually suggestive comments about her and repeatedly asked her to send him inappropriate photographs, police said in a news release."
Matt LaFever, 37, was arrested at his Hopland home after an investigation that began Oct. 16. He is suspected of knowingly annoying or molesting a minor, a California misdemeanor covering sexually motivated behavior toward someone under 18. He was held on $10,000 bail and no formal charges were listed as of Monday evening. LaFever operated the Mendofever news website and had recently taught journalism at Ukiah High School. A parent reported he made a sexual comment to her 17-year-old daughter. Another 17-year-old reported receiving sexually suggestive messages, requests for inappropriate photographs, and scantily clad photos from LaFever. Police seized his phone and laptops on Oct. 17 and found social media conversations; investigators say he used variations of the screen name Johnnyender to contact minors across Mendocino and Sonoma counties and are seeking additional information.
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