NEW MEXICO MAN DRIVES TO PRESCOTT TO MEET WITH UNDERAGE GIRL FOR SEX

Published on March 14, 2024

YCSO detectives and Special Agents from Homeland Security on March 12 took 54-year-old Dominic Ebert from Santa Teresa, New Mexico into custody at the Motel 6 in Prescott for luring an underage girl into a sexual encounter.

For about a week before his arrest, Ebert was suspected to have sent several sexually explicit audio files along with photos of himself to an underage female he met online, as well as set up a time and place in Prescott to meet with her for a sexual encounter. Detectives became aware that the suspect had made contact and also that he had been informed several times of the girl's age. According to investigators, Ebert said he was not only aware, but that he sought out the female specifically because of how young she was. 

Detectives verified Ebert made reservations for the Prescott Motel 6 for the purposes of meeting with the female, and were waiting for him when the suspect attempted to check in. He was taken into custody at the front desk area without incident or disturbance to the residents in Motel 6.

During the investigative phase of this case, it was found Ebert had previously been charged and convicted elsewhere of the same type of crimes as he was arrested for here, illustrating the importance of this type of investigation.

Ebert was booked into Yavapai County Jail and charged with Luring of a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, Aggravated Luring of a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, and Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor.