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MTV alum Connor Smith FINALLY arrested after year-long manhunt over allegations he tried to engage in sex acts with undercover cop pretending to be a child


It emerged in February 2023 that the former MTV personality was wanted by police in Illinois, after he allegedly attempted to engage in sex acts with an undercover officer who was posing as a minor.

It emerged in February 2023 that the former MTV personality was wanted by police in Illinois, after he allegedly attempted to engage in sex acts with an undercover officer who was posing as a girl under the age of 15. The sting operation triggered a manhunt that lasted over a year until Smith was arrested this Thursday in Pinellas County, Florida, TMZ reports. The alleged victim said that a man ripped open the screen window on her bedroom that night and pulled her out of her room, before forcing her into his truck and tanking her to a motel when he set about sexually assaulting her.

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