# Sicko busted in viral ‘child predator sting’ was trying to meet 15-year-old boy for sex at NYC Ritz-Carlton

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sicko-busted-in-viral-child-predator-sting-was-trying-to-meet-15-year-old-boy-for-sex-at-nyc-ritz-carlton/
- Published: 2026-11-10T18:44:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T19:35:54+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/sicko-busted-in-viral-child-predator-sting-was-trying-to-meet-15-year-old-boy-for-sex-at-nyc-ritz-carlton/
- Topics: Trending, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- California man arrested after alleged sting at a Manhattan hotel.
- Court documents say he believed the intended meeting was with a 15-year-old.
- He was released without bail after arraignment on misdemeanor charges.

## Summary

A 34-year-old California man was arrested in Manhattan after allegedly arranging to meet a person he believed was a 15-year-old boy for sex at the Ritz-Carlton. The case drew attention after a video of the encounter circulated online, but the arrest followed a police investigation and the allegations remain subject to court proceedings.

Court documents say Cody Plumlee sent sexual messages through Grindr and told an officer he knew the boy was 15 but was attracted to young people. He was confronted at the hotel by a 26-year-old man and members of OBL Nation, a group that says it conducts predator stings, before NYPD officers arrested him. Plumlee was released without bail after arraignment on misdemeanor charges; the article also reports that claims he was Apple’s head of public relations were inaccurate.

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