Man accused of meeting girl to pay for sex appears in court

UPDATE: Lee W. Hughes pleaded guilty March 14, 2019, to communicating with a minor for immoral purposes and patronizing a prostitute, and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, according to court documents filed in Clark County Superior Court.

An Oregon man accused of meeting up with a 16-year-old girl to pay for sex appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court.

Lee W. Hughes, 29, of Moro, Ore., faces an allegation of commercial sex abuse of a minor in connection with the Thursday incident.

A Clark County sheriff’s deputy conducting an area check around 9:10 p.m. located a suspicious vehicle with Oregon license plates in the 8300 block of N.E. 137th Ave.

The deputy contacted the two people inside, who were engaged in a sexual act in the back seat, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Hughes told the deputy he met the girl on a social media app, and they agreed to meet up to have sex.

He said he was going to pay her $300 afterward, the affidavit states.

During his first appearance, Hughes was granted supervised release, and his arraignment was set for Dec. 21.