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Man Charged With Meeting Teens Online For Sex

The head of security at a Massachusetts hospital has been charged with using the Internet to lure a teenage boy into having sex.

NewsCenter 5's David Muir reported that authorities arrested 29-year-old James Rozema of Southbridge Wednesday. They say he drove to Keene, N.H., to have sex with a 14-year-old boy.

That boy turned out to be an undercover officer who had posed as the teen on the Internet.

"This arrest culminated, like others, after a one month investigation where we find him online," Keene Police Department Det. James McLaughlin said.

Rozema is the head of security at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge. Authorities said that he spent much of his off time online.

"(He was online in) a chat room specifically designed for adult men who are looking for boys for sex," McLaughlin said.

In one online chat, Rozema allegedly talked about Molly Bish, the missing Warren, Mass., lifeguard whose remains were found in the woods.

Worcester County District Attorney John Conte has been informed of the Bish conversation, though it may hold little significance in Conte's investigation.

"While we hope that Mr. Rozema is innocent of the charge, clearly, we could never employ someone guilty of such conduct," a spokesman for Harrington Hospital said in a statement.

Rozema was released on $5,000 and was ordered to stay away from anyone under 18. A hearing is set for July 9 in Keene District Court.