Disney Employee Tried to Trade Disneyland Tickets for Sex with Teen, Police Say

An employee of a Disney-owned hotel was charged today with attempting to give tickets to its Anaheim theme park to a 14-year-old girl -- who was actually an undercover Huntington Beach police officer -- in exchange for sex acts.

Darreck Michael Enciso, 27, of Adelanto, faces one felony count each of attempted lewd act on a child, contacting a child with the intent to commit a specified sex crime and meeting a minor with the intent to engage in lewd conduct.

His arraignment, which had been set for this afternoon, was rescheduled to July 31.

Enciso allegedly posted an ad on Craigslist July 1 seeking women who would engage in sex acts in exchange for Disneyland tickets. A Huntington Beach police officer working undercover contacted the defendant and set up a meeting, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Enciso allegedly showed up for the meeting last Thursday, with condoms and Disneyland tickets in hand, and was arrested.

The defendant, who worked in one of the company’s Disneyland-area hotels, “was immediately relieved of his duties as a dishwasher” upon his arrest, according to a Disney statement.

Disney officials did not disclose which hotel employed Enciso.

City News Service, Photo by Renee Schiavone