Man accused of trying to pay underage girl for sex in Scottsdale

Andres Arvayo

A man faces luring and sex trafficking charges after he reportedly planned to pay a 16-year-old girl for sex in Scottsdale, police said.

Officials said Andres Arvayo arranged over text to meet a teenager at a parking lot before going to her apartment to pay her for "a sex act."

Detectives arrested Arvayo after he arrived for the planned meeting. 

He was taken into custody and faces several charges, including child sex trafficking, attempted sexual conduct with a minor, attempted money laundering and luring.

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