A message from the Rockport Police Department

Rockport Police Charge Gloucester Man with Enticement of a Minor

ROCKPORT – Police Chief John Horvath reports that the Gloucester Police Department arrested a Gloucester man on a warrant obtained as a result of a Rockport Police investigation.

Jason Rutkauskas, age 46, of Gloucester, was arrested and charged with:

• Disseminating Obscene Matter to Minors
• Enticement of a Child Under the Age of 16

In mid-March, the Rockport Police Department was notified that an individual identified as RUTKAUSKAS was communicating with minors via social media, and that the communications were potentially inappropriate. A subsequent investigation determined that RUTKAUSKAS was allegedly sending sexually inappropriate messages to multiple minors.

Rockport police subsequently sought and obtained an arrest warrant for RUTKAUSKAS from Gloucester District Court. That warrant was served on Wednesday, April 9 without incident by the Gloucester Police Department.

RUTKAUSKAS was arraigned in Gloucester District Court.

These are allegations. All defendants are innocent until proven guilty.  ♦