A Mississippi man was arrested in Tennessee last month after he arranged a birthday trip to rape a 10-month-old baby.
Dennis Allen Gaal, 49, was arrested on Tuesday in Chattanooga, WTVC reported.
An affidavit obtained by the station siad that Gaal set up the trip via Telegram on November 17, but he didn’t know he was speaking with an undercover FBI agent.
Gaal told the agent he was “a contract chef for an offshore hiring company” and said his “age of attraction is 0-12” but his victims “can be older if look younger,” the affidavit said.
The agent discussed the possibility of sexual contact with a 10-month-old boy, to which Gaal replaied that he “wouldn’t hurt (the baby) but would love to play (sexually)” and said it “would be a dream come true.”
When the agent said he was in Tennessee, Gaal replied that it “looks like I may have to take a trip to Tennessee sometime soon.”
The two exchanged phone numbers, and Gaal texted to set up the encounter. Agents used the phone number to learn Gaal’s identity and that he was on the sex offender registry for molesting a 2-year-old boy that he babysat in 2000. According to the Mississippi sex offender registry, that took place in Louisiana, where Gaal was born.
Gaal reportedly told the undercover agent about his conviction and said that he’d molested three other boys between the ages of 2 and 4.
“Gaal stated that he molested the boys ‘all while awake most of the time,’” the affidavit said.
As the agent and Gaal worked to finalize the rape date, Gaal said,”That sounds awesome. I can’t wait. This is looking to be the best trip I’ve ever taken.”
Gaal booked two rooms at the Hotel Chalet at the Choo Choo and arrived at the hotel on Monday, his birthday, and was promptly taken into custody. He was booked on attempted child rape and two counts of attempted solicitation of a minor.
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[Featured image: Dennis Allen Gaal/Hamilton County Jail]
