Richmond man accused of child sex crimes out of Hanover

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A Richmond man is accused of multiple child sex crimes after Hanover County authorities say he solicited a juvenile in June.

On Tuesday, June 24, deputies with the Hanover County Sheriff's Office were called to the 10200 block of Slidingrock Drive for report of a missing juvenile.

Investigators determined that the unidentified juvenile reportedly had a relationship with 22-year-old Mack Pellis of Richmond, who is accused of soliciting the juvenile via the Internet.

Pellis was arrested by the Richmond Police Department on Tuesday, July 29. Police then turned him over to Hanover authorities, who charged him with indecent liberties with a minor, solicitation of a minor through electronic means and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

If you have any information on this case, you are asked to contact the Hanover County Sheriff's Office at 804-365-6140.

The Hanover County Sheriff's Office thanked Richmond Police for helping find and arrest Pellis.