A Choudrant man was arrested last week after he allegedly offered money to a minor in exchange for sex acts.
Troy Hughes, Jr., 45, was arrested at about 3 a.m. Oct. 17 by Ruston Police in a closed city park. He was accompanied by a minor.
An RPD officer conducting routine patrols saw a vehicle parked at a city park that closes at dark. The officer exited his patrol unit to investigate and saw a male sitting in the driver’s seat with Hughes standing in the open driver’s side door.
The individual seated in the vehicle was identified and was determined to be a minor.
During the course of the investigation, officers learned Hughes and the minor had met online and arranged to meet in person. The underaged victim told officers Hughes had offered him money in exchange for sex acts.
Both Hughes and the victim were transported to the Ruston Police Department for further investigation and were placed in separate interview rooms. Following the investigation, Troy Hughes Jr. was transported to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center and booked for possession/distribution of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, and soliciting for prostitutes.
The investigation remains ongoing and more charges could follow.
In a press release, RPD said it “remains committed to protecting the most vulnerable members of our community and will continue to take every measure necessary to identify, investigate, and apprehend individuals involved in crimes against children.”
If you have any information regarding this case or others like it, please contact the Ruston Police Department at 318-255-4141.
This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named or shown in photographs or video as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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