The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a married 27-year-old man they say pretended to be a teen and traveled to Sarasota to have sex with a minor. NBC2 reports Andrew Brandt’s been arrested and charged with three counts of Lewd or Lascivious Battery on a Victim Over 12 and Under 16, and three counts of Unlawful Sexual Activity with a Minor. Detectives say he met a Sarasota teen on line, using the name “Mike Berns,” then started a sexual relationship with the 15-year old girl in March. He told her he was 17. Investigators don’t know if Brandt had similar contact with other teen girls. If you have information, call the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Section at 941.861.4900.
