Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a registered sex offender for using social media.

71-year-old Charles Ray Crawford, was arrested on Bailey Street in West Monroe on February 20, for violating:

• LA R.S. 14.91.5 - Unlawful Use of a Social Networking Website

An individual called in a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tip after learning about the LADOJ's Operation Access Denied.

This arrest was the result of a joint investigation with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation and the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Crawford's bond is unknown at this time.

The investigation continues.