Man Arrested After Arranging to Meet Minor at Reading Park

Reading, PA: The City of Reading Police Department arrested a 38-year-old Cincinnati, Ohio, man Monday morning following an investigation into an alleged attempt to arrange a meeting with a minor for the purpose of sexual contact.

Luis Rivera, 38, allegedly arranged to meet what he believed was a 15-year-old girl at Pendora Park in the City of Reading. The individual was an undercover officer posing as a minor.

At approximately 8:05 a.m. on Monday, September 28, Rivera arrived at the park and communicated with the undercover officer, telling her he had just arrived. Members of the
Reading Police Department’s Patrol Division and Criminal Investigations Division then took Rivera into custody without incident.

Rivera was charged with Unlawful Contact with a Minor and related offenses. He is awaiting arraignment. Criminal charges are accusations only. All defendants are presumed innocent

until proven guilty in a court of law.