{"id":1009,"date":"2026-05-11T19:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2026-05-11T19:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:01:11","slug":"the-woodlands-man-arrested-in-harris-county-for-online-solicitation-of-a-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1009","title":{"rendered":"The Woodlands man arrested in Harris County for online solicitation of a minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>A man from The Woodlands was arrested after allegedly showing up at an elementary school to meet who he believed to be a 13-year-old Harris County girl he had been sending explicit messages to, the Harris County Pct. 4 Constable\u2019s Office says.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1007\">Honduran man accused in New York beating, rape arrested in Fort Bend County<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The constable\u2019s office says Brian Blaine, 65, was arrested in the school parking lot and charged with online solicitation of a minor.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Suspect arrested outside school<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The investigation began on May 8 when the constable\u2019s office received a call from a parent in Harris County whose 13-year-old daughter went to them and reported that the suspect had allegedly been sending her explicit messages over the phone.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The constable\u2019s office says undercover units started messaging the man. He allegedly agreed to meet them \u2013 believing they were the underage girl \u2013 at a local elementary school to engage in sexual acts. Undercover units were waiting and took him into custody.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>He was charged and booked into jail. His bond was set at $200,000.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<h2>Man known as \u2018the candyman\u2019 in neighborhood<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The backstory:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The constable\u2019s office says the 13-year-old girl first came into contact with Blaine when she was walking with some other girls in The Villages of Grogan\u2019s Mill subdivision in The Woodlands. He allegedly came up and started talking to them, and the girl ended up giving him her social media account information.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1005\">Harris County off-duty deputy accidentally shoots wife in the hand<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The constable\u2019s office says the man is reportedly known in the neighborhood as &#8220;the candyman&#8221; because he often gives out candy to kids and talks with them.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Because the suspect lives in The Woodlands, the constable\u2019s office says they are coordinating with Montgomery County authorities for the investigation.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What you can do:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Constable Mark Herman asks any other potential victims or parents with concerns about their children\u2019s interactions with the suspect to call his office or local law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=1003\">Trump says he aims to suspend gas tax amid high fuel prices<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man from The Woodlands was arrested after allegedly showing up at an elementary school to meet who he believed to be a 13-year-old Harris County girl he had been sending explicit messages to, authorities say.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,11,120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-and-public-safety","category-harris-county","category-montgomery-county","category-the-woodlands"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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