FAU student government member charged in Delray Beach undercover operation

A Florida Atlantic University student government member is facing felony charges after police said he traveled to Delray Beach to meet someone he believed was a minor for sex. Walden made his initial court appearance Wednesday morning in West Palm Beach. During the hearing, his mother stood and said to the judge: "He's never been arrested. He's a good kid." She was in tears as she and Walden's father listened to the allegations. After the hearing, we caught up with Walden's parents outside the courtroom. "Do you have any comment on your son's arrest here?" we asked them. "No comment," his mother said. "You said he's innocent. Can you tell me what you mean?" we asked them. "Just stop. He's absolutely innocent," his father said. "He's a sweet kid," his mother said. "Put your phone down before I take it from you," his father said. His parents would not give their names. Christian “CJ” Walden, 21, of Boynton Beach was arrested May 26 by Delray Beach police on charges of traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act and using a two-way device to facilitate a felony, according to a probable cause affidavit. The arrest paperwork lists the incident location as 1400 Waterford Place, the address of a Home Depot in Delray Beach. According to the affidavit, officers responded after Walden was confronted by people involved with the social media group 561 Predator Catchers. The affidavit says Dustin Lampros, who is associated with the group, told police Walden had arrived at the Home Depot to meet a person he believed was an underage boy. Read more: https://cbs12.com/news/local/fau-stud... _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WPEC on Facebook:   / cbs12news   WPEC on : https://x.com/cbs12 Subscribe to WPEC on YouTube:    / @cbs12newswpec   WPEC Daily News Digest:    • Playlist   WPEC CBS12 is South Florida's source for local news, weather forecasts, sports and community events spanning West Palm Beach, Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Stuart, Vero Beach, Okeechobee, along with the rest of the Treasure Coast and Palm Beaches. We are TheOneToTurnTo. For more information, visit https://cbs12.com/ Have a tip? Email us at [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 561.844.1212 Have a video or photo you want to share? Upload it to cbs12.com/chimein/ WPEC is a FL based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #CBS12NEWS #WPEC #WestPalmBeach #SouthFlorida #News #BreakingNews