TV Meteorologist Accused Of Soliciting Sex With Minor

MIAMI — South Florida TV meteorologist Bill Kamal was arrested Sunday in Fort Pierce as part of an investigation into sexual predators.

Authorities say Kamal set up a meeting for sex over the Internet with what he thought was a 14-year-old boy. The boy was actually an undercover federal agent, police say.

Investigators said that Kamal had arranged to meet the boy at a convenience store.

The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office said Kamal had two condoms when he was arrested as well as two toys, one of which was a water gun.

WSVN representatives said the station has fired Kamal because they “had no choice.” The station issued a brief statement saying: “We have no other alternative but to dismiss Bill Kamal for cause.”

Kamal was Channel 7’s chief meteorologist.

Investigators said that Kamal waived his rights and admitted to having child pornography on his computer.

After exercising search warrants at Kamal’s Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale homes, investigators confiscated his laptop computer and a desktop computer.

Kamal is being held without bond in the St. Lucie County Jail on a third-degree felony charge. He could face up to three years in prison for that charge.

He is facing additional federal charges that will be announced Tuesday