Columbia man accused of meeting 13-year-old for sex in Illinois
Matthew Sanders
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A 24-year-old Columbia man arrested this week in Boone County is wanted for meeting a 13-year-old girl at an Illinois hotel for sex.
Clayton Newlon, 24, was charged Wednesday in Boone County with being a fugitive from out of state. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
Deputy Chief Ryan Hurst of the Mattoon, Illinois, Police Department said Newlon was wanted on accusations that he met the girl on Jan. 17 at a Mattoon hotel after talking to her on the social media app Snapchat, and then dropped her off the next day at her home in a neighboring town.
Mattoon is about an hour south of Champaign, Illinois.
The victim and her family reported the encounter to police on Jan. 21.
The affidavit says Newlon was wanted for aggravated criminal sexual conduct, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, grooming and traveling to meet a child.