MANHATTAN– A registered Kansas drug offender being held in the Riley County Jail has been arrested on child sex crime charges stemming from his involvement with a minor online while incarcerated, according to a media release from the Riley County Police Department.
Just after 2p.m. June 8, police arrested 39-year-old Alvin Mason of Abilene 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 requested 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.
Mason has been listed as a registered offender since July of 2017 for a drug distribution conviction, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
The added requested charges hold a bond of $500,000. Mason remains confined with a total bond of $701,000, according to the RCPD.
The tablets in the Riley County Jail are an extension of the video kiosks which are available to inmates for video visitation. They are facilitated through TurnKey Corrections.
Unlike other facilities, the tablets at the Riley County Jail do not have access to web browsers or social media, they are strictly used for video visitation, text messaging, and phone calls through TurnKey software.
All activity on the tablets are monitored and recorded.