Mankato teen solicited girl, charges say

Kristine Goodrich, The Free Press, Mankato, Minn.

May 20—MANKATO — A Mankato teenager is facing a felony charge for allegedly soliciting a child on social media.

Tremain Francis Proehl, 18, was charged with attempting to hire a juvenile for prostitution Wednesday in Blue Earth County District Court.

A girl who was born in 2007 told authorities last month she was conversing with Proehl on Snapchat and he offered her money and a vaping device in exchange for sex acts. When she refused, he reportedly offered her money not to tell anyone.