Man allegedly invited cop to molest boy

Published: July 2, 2009 at 11:46 PM

DURHAM, N.C., July 2 (UPI) -- A North Carolina university administrator has been charged with inviting a Washington police officer posing as a pedophile to molest his adopted son.

Frank McCorkle Lombard was arrested in North Carolina, the Raleigh News & Sentinel reported. U.S. marshals took custody of McCorkle Tuesday and he is expected to appear in a Washington court next week.

An affidavit submitted by Timothy Palchak, a Washington detective working with the Northern Virginia Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, said the investigation began in June when a man charged with child pornography told police he had seen someone having sex with a child online on a Webcam. Police say the abuser was Lombard.

In his affidavit, Palchak said he was able to chat with Lombard online.

"During that online conversation, the user ... stated that he had sexually molested his adopted male, African-American child who he had adopted as an infant and is currently five years old," Palchak said.

Lombard allegedly told Palchak his partner would be away for four days and invited him to Durham. He also allegedly said he drugged the 5-year-old with Benadryl before sex sessions.

Lombard is associate director of the Duke University Center for Health Policy.

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