New Orleans man named Santa Claus arrested in child predator sting

A seventy-five-year-old New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus has been arrested on allegations that he attempted to meet someone he believed was a fifteen-year-old boy through a dating app. According to the Guardian, the arrest was made during a sting operation by Kenner police this past weekend, in which undercover detectives posed as minors to identify potential child predators.

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