A Southern Pines man allegedly solicited sex with a Rockingham girl and ended up on a “date” with Rockingham police officers instead.

Rockingham Police Chief Robert Voorhees said members of the police department’s SWAT team arrested Robert Quentin Bailey II, 35, Leak Street, Southern Pines, on charges of felony soliciting a child by computer and misdemeanor resisting a public officer.

His bond was set at $10,000. His Richmond County District Court date is Feb. 19.

Voorhees said the arrest resulted from online contact with what Bailey allegedly thought was a 15-year-old girl in Rockingham.

“In fact, he was chatting with a Rockingham Police Department detective,” he said.

“During those conversations, Bailey solicited sex and agreed to provide alcohol to a minor,” Voorhees said.

Found in the car Bailey was driving, Voorhees said, were wine coolers Bailey had agreed to bring to the meeting.

A search warrant was executed at Bailey’s residence in Southern Pines by Rockingham police with the cooperation of Moore County law enforcement officials, Voorhees said. They seized a laptop computer and other computer-related items used to surf the Internet.

Voorhees said the arrest was part of his department’s on-going computer-related crimes investigations, in this case through a social Web site, in and around Rockingham.

The police department is part of Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

He said information about the arrest and other such arrests will be shared with other members of task force to corroborate with their information.

Such information is sensitive and classified, and no information is shared about victims, Voorhees said.

“These arrests are an example of the importance of parents keeping track of a child’s activities online,” he said. “Internet predators are constantly looking for ways to trick children into giving information or meeting them in person.”

Since language used in chat rooms can look complex and foreign to an unfamiliar eye, and an educated parent is the best defense, the Rockingham Police Department is planning workshops for parents to educate them on activities and dangers on the Web.

The department is updating its Web site to provide tips for parents to look for if they suspect their children are surfing the Web inappropriately.

For information, visit www.gorockingham.pd.com.