Man accused of offering adopted black son for sex

(AP Photo/Durham County Sheriff's Office)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An official at Duke University in North Carolina has been arrested and charged with offering a five-year-old boy for sex. Frank Lombard is the associate director of the school's Center for Health Policy.

The FBI's Washington field office and police in the nation's capital say Lombard was arrested after an Internet sting. Authorities say an informant who's facing charges in a separate child sex case led authorities to Lombard.

They say Lombard tried to persuade a person to travel to North Carolina to have sex with a child, not knowing the person was a police officer.

According to an affidavit, Lombard also said in an online chat that he had sexually molested the boy. Lombard is charged in federal court with attempting to induce someone to cross state lines to engage in sex with a child.

If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

During a court appearance in North Carolina today, Lombard agreed to be transferred to Washington for a later appearance.

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