Police: 40-year-old man arrived at hotel to meet 14-year-old for sex, instead he met cops

Published 4:43 pm Monday, July 29, 2019

Police say a 40-year-old Ridgeland, Mississippi, man showed up at a Jackson hotel at approximately 9:30 p.m. Saturday night hoping to have a sexual encounter with someone he thought was a 14-year-old.

Instead, Steven Tutor was greeted by Hinds County Sheriff’s Office investigators who promptly arrested Tutor for sexual exploitation of a minor. He was being held at the Raymond Detention Center

Allegedly, Tutor had been having correspondence on social media with someone he thought was a 14-year-old, but instead it was a member of the sheriff’s office human trafficking task force.

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“This is an example of why parents should monitor their child’s activities on electronic devices,” Maj. Pete Luke with the sheriff’s office said. “Social media has surpassed television as a primary source of entertainment in most households and particularly for this generation. Without proper supervision, a child can be targeted and preyed upon before a parent is aware.”