SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating alleged aggravated criminal solicitation of children and have made an arrest.
Just after 7:30p.m. on Wednesday, police were flagged down at the intersection of Yale and Dunham by a family member stating three girls, ages 7-13, were solicited for sex by 43-year-old Damien Henderson, according to Officer Chad Ditch.
The suspect fled from the scene before officers arrived. None of the girls were physically injured. The girls are known to each other.
The investigation revealed that the three girls were walking in the neighborhood together when Henderson walked up to them and solicited all of them for sex. The girls ran and informed their parents.
Officers were already in the neighborhood when the adult flagged them down. Officers were given Henderson’s description and a short time later located him near 31st and K-15.
Henderson was detained without incident and is being held on requested charges of indecent solicitation of a child, failure to appear, failure to comply and domestic violence battery, according to online jail records.
Police notified Wichita Public Schools of the incident. This case will be presented to the District Attorney’s office.