 Peck originally told the officer that he was 17. The chats continued until the defendant began making arrangements to meet the supposed teenager in person. Now a time and place was set up where police were waiting when Peck arrived to take him into custody. Now Peck consented to let police search his phone where the chats were located. He originally claimed that he was planning to call police when he arrived and met the girl so that they could question her about communicating with him.