WHEELERSBURG- A Wheelersburg man has been arrested after multiple girls made a report at school of being asked to have sex with him.
Arrested was Jerry Curtis Huggins, 50, of Wheelersburg. Huggins has been charged with two counts of Importuning — one being a second-degree felony for a child being younger than 13. The other is a fifth-degree felony for a child being age of 13.
Huggins appeared in Portsmouth Municipal Court Monday, Sept. 16, and is being held on a $15,000 bond. He is currently lodged at the Scioto County Jail.
Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman said a school resource deputy was told by the school that three minor females had reported an incident to a school employee on Thursday, Sept. 12. Thoroughman also said the deputy determined the complaint was a law enforcement matter, not a school matter, and contacted a detective for further investigation.
Detective Sgt. Jodi Conkel, working jointly with the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit, responded to the school. Conkel spoke with one of the victims as well as a witness to the incident. An additional victim was located and additional information gathered. Detectives determined the suspect had asked a 12-year-old female to have sex with him. Detectives also learned that on a separate date the suspect had a juvenile female ask her 13-year-old friend if she would have sex with him.
Thoroughman stated deputies and detectives checked several locations in the attempt to locate the suspect without success. On Friday, Sept. 13, a detective responded to the alleged suspect’s residence, but was unable to get an answer at the door. The suspect was contacted by phone, at which point he finally answered the door.
The suspect was transported to the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office for further investigation, which ultimately resulted in him being arrested.
The school’s name is being withheld to protect the identities of the minor girls who reported the incident.
This is still an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information should contact Conkel at (740) 351-1091.
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