Indian held in US for selling porn

An Indian gas station worker in New York's Nassau County was arrested for selling a pornographic magazine to a 15-year-old boy.

Vishal Sharma, 30, a clerk at a gas station in North Massapequa in Nassau was arrested on Monday after police responded to a complaint and sent a 15-year-old in a sting operation observed by detectives at the gas station.

Detectives watched as Sharma sold the boy a porn magazine and was soon arrested and charged with dissemination of indecent material to a minor, News Day reported.

Sharma is scheduled to appear in court on Aug 1.

First Published: Jul 18, 2007 13:07 IST