Published on November 10, 2026 1:59 pm
Last Updated on November 10, 2026 1:59 pm
A St. Louis man on Tuesday admitted transporting a minor from Illinois to Missouri multiple times to engage in illegal sex acts.
Curion Turner, 28, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor. He admitted meeting the victim on social media around June of 2023. She was 15. He was 25 but claimed to be 17. After a series of messages via Instagram chat, many of which were sexual, Turner traveled from St. Louis to Illinois and brought the victim back to a St. Louis area hotel for sex. Turner admitted transporting the victim across state lines on about seven occasions.
Turner is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 11, 2027. His crime is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Turner was sentenced in St. Louis Circuit Court in 2025 to 15 years in state prison for offenses involving different victims.
The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the St. Ann Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dianna Edwards is prosecuting the case.
