A Riley County Jail inmate has been arrested on child sex crime charges stemming from his involvement with a minor online while incarcerated.
Alvin Mason, 39, of Abilene was arrested on June 8, 2023, around 2:15 p.m. after officers found he abused his inmate privileges with a tablet by engaging in inappropriate acts with a 15-year-old girl online. Officers identified the crime while monitoring the device’s activity.
This arrest holds charges of electronic solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation of a child, aggravated intimidation of a witness, contributing to a child’s misconduct, and promoting obscenity to a child.
Mason was being held in the Riley County Jail for multiple failure to appear charges with a bond of $201,000 at the time of the crimes.
The added charges hold a bond of $500,000. Mason remains confined with a total bond of $701,000.
Due to the nature of this crime, no further information will be released.