Man Charged With Soliciting Sexual Favors From Child: Police

GAITHERSBURG, MD — A Montgomery County man has been arrested on charges alleging he used a social networking website to solicit sexual favors from a minor in exchange for money.

In a press release on Wednesday, Montgomery County police said they charged Tony Quintanilla, 33, with sexual solicitation of a minor and human trafficking.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children launched an investigation into Quintanillalate last month, after receiving information about the inappropriate chats from MeetMe.com, police said.

According to authorities, Quintanilla invited the minor, who lived out of state, to travel to Maryland and engage in sexual activities with children Quintanilla knew in exchange for money.

Quintanilla was arrested on Saturday, Nov. 28. He is currently being held without bond.

The suspect has recently been living with numerous families in the Gaithersburg and Montgomery Village areas, according to police.

Detectives say they are concerned there may be other victims.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call police at 240-773-5400.