Coffman was working as a corrections lieutenant in Defuniak Springs at the time of his arrest, FDLE officials said today in a news release.
The arrest is the result of FDLE’s statewide Internet Crimes Against Children initiative with local, state and federal law enforcement partners to prevent and combat child sex crimes. FDLE agents participated in an undercover internet chat operation hosted by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office during November.
Between Nov. 15-17, an online user requested to meet the 14-year-old daughter of an undercover FDLE agent posing as a dad, for sex. The investigation identified the user to be Coffman, FDLE officials said.
Last Thursday, agents interviewed Coffman and seized his electronic devices for forensic analysis. He was arrested later that day.
Coffman was booked into the Okaloosa County Jail. The case will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, First Judicial Circuit.
The case is being investigated by the FDLE Pensacola cybercrime unit.
