Man accused of soliciting sex from 10-year-old Warren County girl

A 20-year-old man indicted Friday is accused of soliciting sex from a 10-year-old Warren County girl.

Tavon Michael Simonds, of Forest Park in suburban Cincinnati, is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Warren County Common Pleas Court on 20 charges: one count of endangering children, five counts of importuning, 12 counts of illegal use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or performance and two misdemeanor counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.

Simonds is accused of soliciting a child younger than 13 to engage in sexual activity between Feb. 26, 2024, and Aug. 20, 2024, in Hamilton Twp., according to a grand jury report released Monday.

Credit: Warren County Jail

Credit: Warren County Jail

He reportedly sent the girl inappropriate messages, including a photo of his genitalia. The girl told police she sent him more than 20 photos of her breasts after she was pressured, according to an affidavit filed in Warren County Municipal Court.

Simonds is held in the Warren County Jail on a $50,000 cash-only bond set in the lower court, which also ordered him to have no contact with his accuser or any minor child should he post bail, court records show.

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Jen Roppel Balduf covers the communities of Kettering, Oakwood and northern Warren County, including Springboro and Franklin. She earned a bachelor of science in journalism degree from Ohio University.