A Tifton resident will begin his trial in Dalton today on charges stemming from his arrest in the 2006 "To Catch A Predator" child sex sting operation.
Marvin Harrison Smith, 36, is accused of traveling to a residence in Fortson in order to have sex with an underage girl. He is one of 19 men arrested in the week-long sting in July, 2006.
The girl Smith contacted was a decoy who was working with law-enforcement authorities and the Perverted Justice organization.
Smith is charged with attempted child molestation, attempted enticing a child for indecent purposes and obstructing or hindering law enforcement officers, according to the Ledger-Enquirer newspaper.
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