City man tried to lure minor for sex, police say

Dustin Bortz (Rochester Police photo)

ROCHESTER - A Rochester man has been arrested after he used social media to send graphic images and suggestive messages to a minor in Hampton, N.H., culminating with his setting up a Rochester rendezvous with the minor, where he was arrested, police say.

Dustin Bortz, 21, of Rochester, was charged with three counts of Certain uses of Computers.

The minor child involved in this case informed a Hampton School Resource Officer of the inappropriate messages that were sent via Facebook.

A Hampton Detective assigned to the ICAC task force performed an account take over and posed as the minor while communicating with the suspected adult male. Through the investigation and communications with the suspect, it was learned that the male was Bortz.

Based on communications with the undercover detective, a warrant was sought for Bortz arrest for three counts of Certain Uses of Computers, each count alleging that Bortz used his computer in the commission of the following offenses: Attempted Felonious Sexual Assault, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Indecent Exposure.

Bortz was arrested without incident after traveling to a location in Rochester where he believed he was meeting the minor child. Bortz faces an additional charge by Rochester Police for traveling to meet the child. Bortz is currently being held on $5,000.00 cash bail and is scheduled to be arraigned later today.

Anyone with information on this case or similar cases is urged to contact the Hampton Police Department at 603-929-4444 or the ICAC task force at 603-427-1500. Anonymous tips can be made through the Crimeline for the Hamptons at https://www.tipsubmit.com and selecting Hamptons as the region or by texting to the word CRIMES (274637) with the keyword Hamptons.

The investigation and arrest were a joint effort of Hampton Police with the assistance of Rochester, Concord, Rye, and Bedford Police Departments, the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children task force, State Police and the FBI.