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Canton Man Arrested on Child Sex Crime Charges

Canton Police Dept.
Jeremy Mentzer

A registered sexual offender from Canton was arrested for soliciting sex from an underage girl.

The Canton Police Department said Jeremy Mentzer, 28, began talking to the girl on Sept. 2 via social media. Police said he was using a fake name.

Detectives posed as the juvenile girl and got Mentzer to agree to meet at a predetermined location. He was arrested by police when he arrived. 

He was arrested for indecent solicitation of a child, a class 2 felony. 

Tim was the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio. He left the station in 2025.