Man guilty on Internet sex charges

A Los Angeles resident and UCLA professor pleaded guilty to two felony counts arising from improper sexual Internet communications with a 13-year-old Simi Valley girl.

Andrew Roy Dyck, 56, was arrested Oct. 2, 2003 following a nine-month investigation by the Simi Valley Police Department along with assistance from the Southern California High Technology Task Force.

From Nov. 2002 until July 2003, Dyck reportedly sent numerous e-mails intended for his victim. The e-mails included text passages that graphically described and images that explicitly depicted sexual activity.

According to the Ventura County District Attorney’s office, E-mails sent by Dyck included links to Web pages displaying pornography. Dyck’s first e-mails went through successfully, but later communications were intercepted by law enforcement following the filing of a report by the victim’s family.

Dyck tried repeatedly to initiate telephone contact with the victim. The investigation culminated with two telephone calls between Dyck and a female officer posing as the victim. During those telephone calls, Dyck attempted to get the victim to engage in sexual conduct.

He pleaded guilty to two felony counts in connection with the sending of harmful matter over the Internet in an attempt to seduce a minor and remains free on $10,000 bail.

Sentencing has been set for May 20 at 1:30 p.m. in Division 12 of the Ventura County Superior Court.

—Simi Acorn staff reports