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911 caller allegedly wanted woman for sex

Published: Aug. 25, 2012 at 5:21 PM

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A Florida man has been charged with abusing the 911 system by making repeated calls requesting a female deputy to come to his home for sex.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Joshua Basso, 32, made at least seven calls between Wednesday and Friday. Basso was arrested at his home in Dover, Fla., on Friday morning.

"The suspect misused the 911 system to request female deputies to respond to his residence for sexual gratification," the sheriff's office said in a news release.

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