UPDATE: 55-year-old man from Waterloo arrested for Child Solicitation in Goshen
Posted: Jun 17, 2026 11:02 PM EDT | Updated: Jun 18, 2026 12:11 PM EDT
UPDATE: Larry Smith has been charged with one count of Child Solicitation as a Level 4 Felony for driving to meet who he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
In the probable cause affidavit released Thursday, Smith allegedly confessed to an officer that he had known the incident was "a set-up", and that the fictional girl was 13 before any sexual conversation began.
Smith was also previously convicted of Sexual Misconduct with a Minor in Starke County.
ORIGINAL CONTENT: ELKHART Ind. -- 55-year-old male Larry Smith, of Waterloo, Indiana was arrested early Wednesday morning for attempting to exploit a 13-year-old Goshen girl.
Smith was transported to the Elkhart County Jail and initially charged with Child Molestation and Child Exploitation.