Man pleads guilty, admits to taking Illinois minor to Missouri hotel for sex

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A St. Louis man has pleaded guilty in federal court to transporting a minor across state lines to sexually abuse her.

Curion M. Turner, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor. He is set to be sentenced in February. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

According to federal prosecutors, Turner had met a 15-year-old on Instagram in 2023. He was 25 at the time, and prosecutors say he told the victim he was 17.

Prosecutors say Turner went to Illinois to pick up the teenager and brought her back to a St. Louis area hotel at least seven times.

Turner is already serving a state prison sentence after pleading guilty to similar charges with different victims.

In state court, Turner pleaded guilty to two counts of statutory sodomy with a person less than 14 years old and four counts of second-degree statutory rape. A St. Louis City judge sentenced him to 15 years in prison for these charges.