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43-year-old meeting teen for sex acts is attacked and runs for help, FL cops say
A man trying to meet a 15-year-old from a dating app was arrested after he was beat up and asked someone to call the police, Florida authorities said.
Jadesadapatch Keawsend, 43, is charged with traveling to meet a minor after using a computer to seduce/solicit/lure a child, according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department.
Keawsend told police that he met a 15-year-old on the Grindr dating app and the two exchanged explicit photos, officers wrote in an arrest report June 17.
After learning the teen's age, he said it was OK and asked if he could meet him that night, police said after viewing the messages.
Keawsend told officers they agreed to meet at Gonzales Park to 'talk,' but when he got there, the teen told him to get on his knees, according to the report.
Keawsend said he was confused, then a group of four males ran at him and jumped him, police said.
The 43-year-old said they punched and hit him in the head and neck several times as he fell to the ground, before he got up and ran to a gas station, according to officers.
The clerk said an injured man came in and asked her to call the police, telling her he had tried to meet up with a teenager when he was assaulted, police said. He was bleeding from scrapes on his right arm and left knee, according to officers.
When police arrived, Keawsand flagged the officer over and explained what happened, allowing police to take photos of his Grindr conversations, according to the report.
'It should be noted when Keawsend was asked if this act was legal in Thailand, Keawsend stated it was not,' police wrote.
The man was booked in Duval County jail.
Police said they're investigating the assault on Keawsend and his attempt to meet up with the minor.
