Herman Reed, 33, of Boynton Beach (Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)

A 16-year-old boy who brought his broken iPhone to a Boynton Beach, Fla. AT&T store to have it repaired got his phone fixed and more, after the AT&T technician offered him a bi-weekly allowance and sent him sexually explicit text messages.

Herman N. Reed Jr., 33, of Boynton Beach allegedly started sexting the boy three months ago, according to police.

“Reed stated that he wanted to hug me and wished that we could date,” according to victim statement within a police report obtained by the Sun-Sentinel. Reed also said he wanted to kiss and make love to the boy, boasting that he was good at it.

Reed admitted he also invited the boy to his home for movies and pizza.

When authorities stopped Reed’s truck and arrested him, Reed confessed that some of the conversations were “very sexual” and he feared his arrest was being taped as part of the Dateline NBC feature, “To Catch a Predator,” with Chris Hansen.

Although Reed has no prior arrests, he is now charged with online solicitation and traveling to meet a minor for a sex act. He is currently out of jail on $30,000 bail.