Former Tehachapi city councilman pleads no contest to attempt to meet teenage girl for sex

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A former Tehachapi city councilman and Kern County fire engineer pleaded no contest to his attempt to meet someone he believed to be a 16-year-old boy for sexual purposes, according to court records.

Daniel Shane Reed pleaded no contest Friday to contacting a minor to commit a sexual act and was sentenced to eight years in prison, records show. Two other charges were dropped.

According to court documents, Reed sent nude photos and engaged in sexually explicit conversations on the gay dating app Grindr, even after learning he was communicating with a 16-year-old.

The other person was actually a Kern County Sheriff's investigator.

Reed was arrested on the afternoon of March 9 after arriving near Valley Baptist Church on Victor Street, where documents indicate he planned to meet the teen.

A convicted sex offender, Reed resigned as a city councilman and firefighter after being arrested for similar behavior more than a decade ago.

In 2011, Reed was arrested on allegations that he took a 16-year-old boy to motels in Pismo Beach, Wasco and Bakersfield and performed sexual acts with him at each location.

While out on bail, Reed twice met a 13-year-old boy for sexual purposes, sheriff's officials said. With the additional charges, Reed pleaded no contest in 2012 to his lewd or lascivious acts with a minor and was sentenced to a decade in prison.