Man suspected of soliciting underage sex charged

The arraignment for a southern California man accuse of traveling to Morgan Hill to have arranged sex with minors was continued to Sept. 25, according to authorities.
Stephen Lewis, 21 of Oceanside, appeared for his scheduled arraignment Thursday at South County Courthouse. He was charged with a list of felonies including soliciting online for lewd and lascivious conduct, child molestation and possession of child pornography, according to Deputy DA Stuart Scott.
He remains in custody at Santa Clara County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail, according to Scott.
Lewis was arrested Sept. 14, following a multi-agency sting involving Morgan Hill police, Homeland Security Investigations and the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, according to authorities.
Lewis allegedly contacted a man over the Internet who agreed to allow Lewis to have sexual relations with his two minor children. The man contacted by Lewis was in fact an undercover agent, police said.
The undercover agent and Lewis arranged a predetermined time and location in Morgan Hill to meet, police said. When that meeting happened, Morgan Hill police took him into custody without incident. 
Lewis was later booked at Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of meeting a minor to engage in lewd or lascivious behavior and possession of child pornography, police said. 
Anyone with information about this case can contact MHPD at (408) 779-2101, or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-7867.