HINGHAM, Mass. — A man with no current home address was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly trying to coerce two juveniles into sex acts last week.
27-year-old Benjamin Hirtle is charged with two counts of enticing a child under the age of 16.
According to Hingham Police, on June 13, two juveniles reported that a man, later identified as Hirtle, approached them on Bathing Beach and asked that they perform a sexual act.
Authorities obtained an arrest warrant for Hirtle and arrested him without incident.
He was arraigned on Tuesday in Hingham District Court.
No further information was immediately available.
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