PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. – A Ponte Vedra Beach man who allegedly posed as a tutor is accused of trying to entice a “child” for sex.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Kevin Wilson, 39, was arrested last week and charged by criminal complaint with attempted enticement and coercion of a minor.
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According to court documents, on July 20, a social media user posted a public message in a Facebook group seeking a tutor for a child. On the day of the post, an individual, posing as a woman, but later identified as Wilson, reached out and directed the poster to contact her “husband,” Wilson, by text message, according to investigators.
The poster contacted Wilson and had a short text conversation. The poster said she was seeking tutoring assistance for an 11-year-old child. Wilson sent a photo of himself and asked for a photo of the child. The poster later contacted the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office about the interaction.
On July 24, an undercover detective posing as the guardian of a 12-year-old female “child” reached out to Wilson about tutoring services. After the undercover detective initiated the conversation, investigators said Wilson began discussing sexual topics involving the “child” and meeting the “child” to perform sexual acts with the “child.”
Wilson also spoke to undercover detectives portraying the 12-year-old female child via phone and text message. Wilson and the undercover detective portraying the guardian of the “child” ultimately agreed to meet at a predetermined location for Wilson to engage in sexual acts with the “child,” investigators said. Wilson traveled to the predetermined meeting location that evening and was arrested.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation that a defendant has violated federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.
The case was investigated by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Jacksonville.