Level 3 Sex Offender Arrested for Enticing Two Young Girls

Police arrested a 28-year-old Hyannis man and Level 3 Sex Offender on Monday for allegedly enticing two young girls he met online to engage in sexual activity.

Instead of meeting two young girls he believed to be 14 and 16 years old, Kevin B. Reid was met by law enforcement and taken into custody, police said.

Authorities involved in the investigation, members from the US Postal Inspectors, Massachusetts State Police, and the Barnstable Police Department, allege Reid used the internet to reach out to young girls between 14 and 16 years old to "engage in sexual conversations and photo exchanges."

On Monday police arrested Reid, who is listed as homeless, on charges of enticing a child under 18 to engage in sexual activity. He was waiting for the girls who he believed would be arriving by bus. Reid allegedly spoke with them about coming to the Cape and skipping school to engage in sexual activities, police said.

Reid is a convicted Level 3 Sex Offender and deemed by the Registry Board as most likely to re-offend.   

Reid is being held in federal custody and is also charged with use of mail or means of interstate or foreign commerce to persuade or entice an individual under 18 years of age to engage in sexual activity. If convicted, Mr. Reid faces not less than 10 years and up to life in prison, police said.