Drunk Airbnb Guest Found Naked In Bed With Host's Daughter

A Michigan man who rented a spare room at a Minnetonka home through Airbnb pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually assault a 7-year-old girl, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Monday. Derrick Kinchen, 28, pleaded guilty to the single count of attempted second-degree criminal sexual conduct of a victim under 13.

He will be sentenced May 18.

At his court appearance Monday morning, Kinchen claimed not to remember the events of the early morning of Sept. 24 and therefore made a Norgaard plea. Under that plea, he agreed there is sufficient evidence for a jury to convict him.

Facts he acknowledged include:

• He rented a spare bedroom from a couple on Bellevue Drive in Minnetonka through Airbnb.
• He was in town from Lansing for a wedding and returned to the home at about midnight.
• The girl was sleeping in her parents' bedroom.
• About 15 minutes after arriving home, the father went up to the bedroom, saw lights on and that Kinchen was lying on the bed naked, next to his daughter. The father yelled at him, and Kinchen grabbed his suit coat, wallet and fled.

Kinchen told the court he remembers only that he drank a lot that night, went to the bathroom and then thought he was going back to his room. He then remembered people were yelling at him, and he ran. He later fell asleep in a neighbor’s boat until a police dog bit him and he was arrested.

In an email to Patch, Airbnb called Kinchen's acts "abhorrent" and said they "will not tolerate it." The company also said they banned him from the Airbnb community.

Kinchen is expected to receive the recommended sentence of the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines — five years of probation and 18 months in prison if he violates the conditions of that probation.

Kinchen also will be sentenced to serve 120 days in the Hennepin County Workhouse, but will be given credit for the 142 days he already has served.

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