SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio — A Mansfield man has been jailed in Scioto County after investigators with the county’s Special Victims Unit (SVU) say he traveled to the county to have sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the Portsmouth Police Department received a tip from a concerned citizen who witnessed several teens getting into a vehicle with two adult males. The citizen relayed a description of the occupants, the vehicle, and the tag number to the police.
In the early hours of Monday, officers located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. It was revealed during the investigation that a 13-year-old from Lucasville had been engaging in conversations with 20-year-old Robert Lamont Tubbs Jr. via Snapchat.
Reports stated that Tubbs drove to Scioto County to pick up the teen and other juveniles for sex.
He was arrested and charged with attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, disseminating matters harmful to a juvenile, child pornography, and importuning. Robert Lamont Tubbs Jr. is currently being held at the Scioto County Jail on a $25,000 bond.