Crime & Safety
Man Charged After Trying To Meet Girl, 13, At Marlborough HS
The 61-year-old arrived at the Marlborough school Saturday and was met by police.
MARLBOROUGH, MA — A 61-year-old man was arrested over the weekend after he went to Marlborough High School for what he thought would be a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old girl, according to police.
Near 2 p.m. Saturday, Marlborough police went to the high school after getting a tip that the man had exchanged sexual messages with a teen girl named Summer — who in reality was someone posing as the 13-year-old, according to police.
"The source provided all chat logs to the department detailing the sexual advances [the man] wanted to perform when they meet," Marlborough police spokesman Sgt. Zachary Attaway said.
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The man arrived in an SUV, and had been drinking alcohol, police said. He was arrested on charges including enticement of a child, operating under the influence (third offense), possession of an open container in a vehicle, driving with a suspended license and driving with a suspended license due to an OUI.
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