Andrew Guerrero, 20 years old, was arrested and has been charged with six counts of Rape of a Child in the second degree and two counts of Trafficking in the first degree

VANCOUVER – On June 24, Vancouver Police received information that multiple juveniles were staying at a hotel with an adult male, later identified as 20-year-old Andrew Guerrero, who was reported to be having sex with teen girls at the hotel.

Vancouver Police officers responded to the hotel room and located three juvenile males and two juvenile females inside the room. The females were identified as being 13 and 16 years old. The room the girls were staying in was registered to Guerrero, who was identified as being an active-duty US Military member temporarily working in Portland.

Through the course of the investigation, VPD Officers and VPD Children’s Justice Center (CJC) detectives learned that Guerrero met the victim teenagers about a month prior via social media. After messaging back and forth via social media, Guerrero met with the victims and began spending time with them in person. This eventually led to Guerrero allowing the teenagers to live with him in his hotel room. Guerrero developed a relationship with the girls and began exploiting them sexually. Through the investigation, VPD detectives learned that Guerrero had been filming sexual acts with the girls through social media apps. They also learned that Guerrero had supplied the teenage victims with alcohol.

Guerrero was arrested and has been charged with six counts of Rape of a Child in the second degree and two counts of Trafficking in the first degree.

Both teen girls were placed into protective custody.

This investigation highlights the dangers of teens communicating with strangers online. The Vancouver Police Department urges parents to monitor their children’s social media accounts and speak candidly with them about the dangers of online sexploitation and solicitation.

The investigation is continuing and nothing additional is being released at this time.

Information provided by the Vancouver Police Department.