Man charged with enticing 13-year-old girl in Marlborough

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Man charged with enticing 13-year-old girl in Marlborough
(Photo/Maureen Sullivan)

MARLBOROUGH – A man was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 17, on charges he tried to entice a 13-year-old girl for sex.

According to information provided by the Marlborough Police Department, at around 2 p.m., officers went to Marlborough High School after receiving information that an older man would be meeting with a 13-year-old girl named “Summer.”

The man, identified as Richard Merrill, had exchanged messages with “Summer;” police said he indicated that “he wanted to engage in sexual relations with her.”

The source provided all chat logs to the department detailing the sexual advances Merrill wanted to perform when they meet,” according to police.

Officers located Merrill at the high school. He was in a Honda CRV and showed signs of intoxication.

Merrill was taken into custody, and has been charged with enticement of a child and OUI liquor, third offense.

He was arraigned in Marlborough District Court on Monday, Dec 19. Bail was set with conditions of release.

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