IUPD: Man, still at-large, offered boy $4,500 to be escort, provide sex

IU police are looking for a man who they say offered a 16-year-old boy $4,500 to work for a gay escort service and asked him to engage in sexual activity with him, said IU Police Department Lt. Jerry Minger, reading from the police report.\nMinger said the boy and his mother met with an officer Monday night. According to the report, the boy told officers that he met a man who was about 50 years old late in the morning and saw him again in the afternoon. He said that when he saw him the second time, the man asked him to accompany him to a School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation building computer lab.\nIn the report, the boy said the man pulled up a Web site titled "Gay Men's Escort Service" and told him he could make $4,500 dollars as an escort. The boy told police that the man also mentioned him engaging in sexual activity as part of the service, and even proposed he engage in sexual activity with him.\nAccording to the report, the boy described the man as white, in his 50s with gray hair balding on top and a beard. He said the man was about 5-foot-10 and wore glasses. He described him as "chubby," and said he had two large scars on the right side of his face.\nMinger said the case is actively being investigated. Anyone with information is urged to call 855-4111 and ask to speak with a detective.