A Pineville man has been arrested for 250 counts of online impersonation, according to

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In July, LSP started an investigation concerning a man pretending to be a female on social media, with the intent to convince other females to send illicit sexual images to a fake account.

During their investigation, LSP said that Kevin P. Miles, 46, was identified as a person of interest.

Following a search warrant, LSP arrested Miles and booked him into the Rapides Parish Detention Center.

Miles has been accused of using the fake social media account for over 10 years. LSP said it was used to communicate and/or exchange images with over a thousand social media users.

State Police released the following statement: "A person can not use someone else's picture/identity, an actual real person, for any gain without that person's consent/permission."

The victim's identity will not be released for their protection.

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