Accused predator arrested for luring child on internet

Aaron Richman

By Peter Jones

After nearly four weeks of undercover investigation, a man was arrested in Centennial after Arapahoe County deputies found him on the Internet trying to lure a teenage girl into sex.

On Feb. 20, the Sheriff’s Office reported that Aaron Richman, 39, had been taken into custody on Valentine’s Day after making arrangements to meet a 13-year-old girl, who turned out to be an undercover investigator.

The sheriff’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit began its investigation of Richman in mid-January. During the course of several weeks, investigators had numerous communications with him.

Eventually, Richman allegedly made arrangements to pick up a juvenile on Feb. 14 in the 7300 block of East Arapahoe Road. After watching