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Veteran Baltimore Educator Arrested in Harford County Sting on Solicitation of Minor Charge

Detectives say explicit chats with a 15-year-old decoy prompted the sting.

Overview

  • Dennis Jutras, 61, was taken into custody at a Bel Air park after he arrived to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy.
  • The investigation, which began May 7, used an undercover detective posing as a teen on a site where men seek other men for sex.
  • Charging documents describe sexually explicit messages, the exchange of inappropriate photos, and plans for a meeting.
  • Jutras is charged with sexual solicitation of a minor and is held without bail at the Harford County Detention Center.
  • Baltimore City Public Schools removed him from duty and says it knows of no impact on its students, while investigators ask anyone with information to call 410-836-5428.