Ex-skate park owner charged in teen porn case is arrested

Last update: December 17, 2008 - 2:17 PM

The former owner of a skate park in Rogers who was charged on Friday with showing pornography to teenage boys and inappropriately touching them has turned himself in to the Hennepin County jail.

Wayne Lee Cummings Jr., 31, who faces four felony charges of soliciting a child to engage in sexual conduct and one felony charge of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, was arrested Saturday.

Sunday, he was in the county jail in lieu of $100,000 bail, according to jail records.

According to the criminal charges, Cummings owned the Showcase Skate Park in Rogers between December 2007 and October 2008.

During that time, he is accused of making boys sit on his lap, rubbing their shoulders and thighs, discussing sex in detail and showing them pornography on the skate park's computer. He also hosted sleep-overs at the skate park and slept with his arms around the teens, the charges said.

One 16-year-old boy told police that Cummings once tried to handcuff him to a bench. Five boys between ages 14 and 16 told police that Cummings touched them, according to the charges, including one who reported that Cummings drew on him with a marker.

HERÓN MÁRQUEZ ESTRADA

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