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Ex-MTV Star Connor Smith Arrested For Child Solicitation, Year-Long Manhunt Ends

Connor Smith -- a former MTV star from 2015's "Are You the One?" -- has been arrested in Florida for allegedly trying to hook up with an underage girl ... bringing a year-long manhunt to an end.

The ex-reality show contestant had been wanted in the state of Illinois since February 2023 ... where the Lake County Sheriff's Office said he interacted with an undercover detective online for weeks, thinking the cop was a 15-year-old girl. He allegedly sent explicit photos and videos of himself -- and planned to meet up with the phantom kid to engage in sex acts Feb. 9 ... but when officers moved in to apprehend him, he fled in his pickup truck. The following day, Lake County obtained a warrant for his arrest ... on felony charges of traveling to meet a minor, and grooming and disseminating harmful material.

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