Quincy Man Turns Himself In After Teens Say They Were Solicited

QUINCY, MA — Quincy police said the man wanted in connection to reports of teenage girls being approached with offers of cash for sex turned himself in Monday evening.

Brucen Chen, 20, of Quincy, was arrested on charges of enticing a minor, accosting a person of the opposite sex and soliciting sex for a fee. Police said Chen turned himself in after seeing news coverage of the reports.

Police were investigating at least two reports of a man approaching young girls on city streets, near playgrounds, and making inappropriate comments. Residents said he drove up to the middle school-aged girls and offered to pay for sex.

Witnesses told WHDH-TV that Chen yelled profanity at 13-year-old girls on two separate occasions as they ran away.

Police said the first incident reported to them was on Jan. 9 when a girl said she was approached on Coddington Street at about 4:30 p.m. The girl described the man as Asian, in his 20s, wearing glasses with acne and a thin mustache. She said he was driving a gray, four-door car with scratches.

The next day, Quincy police said a second juvenile girl came forward and said that she was also approached while walking about 9 p.m. on Jan. 9 by Palmer Street. Police said the second girl's description was very similar to that of the Coddington Street victim. The second victim said she and her friends had also been approached by the same man on Jan. 4 about 6 p.m. in the same area. In the first incident, the second victim said the man got out of his green, Jeep-like SUV and started walking toward them before stopping a short distance from the vehicle.

Quincy police said the Special Investigations Unit and School Resources Unit are investigatig. They urge parents to talk with children about what to do if someone makes your child feel uncomfortable or frightened. Quincy police said they should be told to tell a parent immediately and report all suspicious activity to the Quincy Police Department.

Anyone who witnesses anything related to these, or similar, incidents is asked to contact Quincy police at 617-479-1212.