Man, 45, Accused Of Trying To Meet Teen For Sex: Greenwich Police

Greenwich CT

31 May, 2022

11:46 AM

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GREENWICH, CT — A 45-year-old New York man was arrested last week after police said he came to Greenwich looking to have sex with a teenage girl. In a partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Greenwich Police Department announced Tuesday that Tong-Hyon Suh, of the Bronx, N.Y., was arrested on May 27. Suh was charged with illegal sexual contact with a victim under the age of 16; criminal attempt at employing a minor in an obscene performance; second-degree criminal attempt at sexual assault; and criminal attempt at enticing a minor by computer, police said. He was being held on a $1 million bond. According to police, Suh met and befriended someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl in an online chat room, but the person was a detective in the GPD's Special Victims Section. Over the course of several weeks, police said, Suh steered the conversations towards a sexual nature. He also began describing sex acts he wanted to perform on the purported 14-year-old "in real life," police said. Suh then made plans to meet with the teen at a specific location within Greenwich to carry out these sexual acts, police said. On May 27, police said Suh traveled to Greenwich with the intent of having sexual contact with the teen, and he was arrested without incident when he arrived at the pre-arranged location. "The Greenwich Police continues its efforts to protect vulnerable members of our community from child predators," the GPD said in a news release Tuesday. "We urge parents to remain vigilant and monitor their children's online activity and who they engage with through phone, text, email, and social media. We will remain proactive in addressing threats and encourage the community to keep us aware of suspicious activity." The GPD said an investigation remains ongoing. If you believe that you or someone you know is a victim of online child sexual exploitation, call the FBI at 800-843-5678.