MESA COUNTY, Colo. A Whitewater man, 56, was arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child, the Mesa County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday. According to the sheriff's office, Richard Lemus intended to meet with a 14-year-old girl to have sex. Lemus allegedly thought he was chatting online with a girl, but instead was reportedly communicating with an undercover investigator. Lemus was arrested on Sept. 19 for internet luring of a child/ intent of sexual contact/ exploitation (Class 4 felony), sexual assault - internet sexual exploitation of a child (Class 4 felony), criminal attempt (Class 5 felony) and sexual assault on a child. He was booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility on a $20,000 cash-only bond.