Police have released graphic text messages that reveal how two Florida men were plotting to drug and rape a three-year-old girl.

Lafe Best, 37, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to commit sexual battery on a child after the horrifying text message exchange with his male lover was discovered.

His sexual partner, 39-year-old Benjamin Worster, was arrested last month in relation to the case.

Worster was arrested on charges of lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct and 21 counts of possession of child pornography.

Lafe Best, 37, (left) was arrested on Tuesday in Florida after the horrifying text message exchange with his male lover, Benjamin Worster, 39, (right) was discovered

Police started investigating after the mother of the three-year-old girl found the graphic text messages on Worster's phone.

The three-year-old victim and her mother had moved into Worster's apartment in Ormond Beach in December.

Soon after they moved in, the little girl told her mother that Worster had touched her.

Police said Worster was taken to hospital on December 17 after suffering an apparent overdose.

The victim's mother found Worster's phone lying on his bed and discovered a text message exchange with someone named 'Lafe'.

The messages contained a sickening description of their plan to groom and rape the little girl, whether she was conscious or not.

'Single mom&Has a 3 year old daughter&Shes not a very good mom and she ignored her daughter constantly&2nd day of meeting her daughter she ran up to give me a hug and buried her head right in my crotch&So im gonna get to work on that,' a text from Worster read.

'Think I migbt casually accidently let her see it a few times see how she reacts maybe bring her by to watch a movie at your place when your roomates aren't home get her used to you too.

Police publicly released a portion of the sickening text messages as a warning to parents on how predators can work to groom children for sexual abuse

GRAPHIC TEXTS REVEALING PLOT TO RAPE TODDLER GRAPHIC WARNING: Police released a portion of the messages because they demonstrate how predators work to groom young children for sexual abuse. Worster: 'Single mom&Has a 3 year old daughter&Shes not a very good mom and she ignored her daughter constantly&2nd day of meeting her daughter she ran up to give me a hug and buried her head right in my crotch&So im gonna get to work on that' Worster: 'And at 3 im working with memories that wont stick' Worster: 'Think I migbt casually accidently let her see it a few times see how she reacts maybe bring her by to watch a movie at your place when your roomates aren't home get her used to you too' Worster: 'Im looking up things under an anonymous browser on things that will safely make kids pass out for a couple hours:' Best: 'Cant wait lol' Worster: 'Me either&Gotta take this opportunity while I can at my age who knows when something like this will land in my lap again' Best: 'I know right. I've got all kinds of Visions dancing in my head right now lol' Best: 'Would love to bury my tongue in some little (************) Among other things lol' Best: 'You never know if her junkie mom can't come up with rent one month she might just give her to you lol wishful thinking' Best: 'I'd prefer awake if we can manage it without repercussions' Worster: 'Yeah but beggers cant be choosers&Gotta feel this one out and see what shes like and how she can keep secrets and how easily she can be trained before I worry about the drastic things' Worster: 'But im over 100% sure I can at least get her knocked out alone and naked to at least fondle a d defile to my hearts content' Advertisement

'Im looking up things under an anonymous browser on things that will safely make kids pass out for a couple hours.'

Best's responses included: 'Cant wait lol' and 'Would love to bury my tongue in some little (************) Among other things lol.'

In one text message, Worster wrote: 'But im over 100% sure I can at least get her knocked out alone and naked to at least fondle a d defile to my hearts content.'

Police publicly released a portion of the sickening text messages as a warning to parents on how predators can work to groom children for sexual abuse.

In their warning, police advised: 'These aren't a complete record of the text messages exchanged between Worster and Best, but they're still graphic.'

Following Best's arrest this week, officers raided his home and found child pornography on his cellphone and the text messages from Worster.

He is expected to be charged with additional counts after authorities forensically examine the evidence.

Police said Best was living in a home with two people who have a 20-month-old child.

They said that child is not believed to have been a victim of any abuse.

Best is being held at Volusia County Branch Jail without bond.