An Austin man who recently moved to Texas from Florida was arrested Thursday night for allegedly soliciting sex from a 15-year-old Harris County girl.
Hunter Kufta, 32, is charged with online solicitation of a minor. Austin police assisted in his arrest.
Kufta allegedly repeatedly expressed his feelings for her, claimed he wanted to come to Houston to have sex with her and possibly conceive a child, and told her he wanted her and her parents to attend a President Donald Trump rally with him in San Antonio, according to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office.
Kufta allegedly began contacting the girl in June but after she discovered his real age and identity, investigators said she tried to end communications with him. The girl eventually told her parents, records show, who reported it to the Memorial Villages Police Department in late September, according to court records.
The girl’s mother allowed law enforcement to assume her online identity for the investigation, records show.
Investigators learned Kufta allegedly communicated with her using multiple computer-generated phone numbers.
While communicating with undercover investigators, Kufta allegedly discussed meeting with the victim in a hotel room or a rented vehicle, and said he would use a condom or give the girl a Plan B pill.
During the conversation, Kufta also allegedly shared that he got tickets for the Trump rally in San Antonio, and “expressed his desire for the minor victim and her parents to accompany him to the event,” according to a warrant obtained by KPRC 2 News.
Kufta also got a new Texas driver’s license during the investigation, and allegedly sent the undercover investigator a photo the same day it was taken.
The discussion also including planning an in-person meeting, in which Kufta allegedly said “he wanted to attempt to get the minor victim pregnant and expressed his desire for them to conceive a child,” according to records. He also told her to bring a towel to the meet-up.
When the meet-up was scheduled to happen, Kufta did not show up, according to investigators, and Kufta said that he needed to travel to Florida to help his family after Hurricane Isaias.
Kufta was arrested by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office in Florida in 2022 after allegedly sending a lewd Snapchat photo to a minor, according to the sheriff’s office, and he allegedly claimed he was going to the girl’s hotel in Naples to “rape her.” He was required to register as a sex offender in Florida, according to court records, but not in Texas.
Law enforcement transported Kufta to Harris County overnight, where he appeared before a magistrate Friday afternoon. Bond was set at $300,000. The second-degree felony carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
Investigators are asking the public for any tips about Kufta’s involvement with minors. Contact the Constable Precinct 1’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at 713-222-4929
