Naked Airbnb Guest Tried To Sexually Assault Minnetonka Girl, Hide In Fishing Boat: Charges

HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN — A Michigan man who was a guest at an Airbnb in Minnetonka has been charged with attempting to sexually assault a seven-year-old girl, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced Tuesday. Derrick Aaron Kinchen, 28, is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct of a victim under 13.

According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a home on Bellevue Drive in Minnetonka at about 12:22 a.m. Sunday morning in response to a report of an attempted sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl.

The girl’s father told police that Kinchen had rented their spare bedroom through the Airbnb website. The father said he and his wife had put their daughter to sleep in their bedroom earlier in the evening.

Around midnight, he heard Kinchen arrive home from a wedding. Approximately 15 minutes later, the father walked into his bedroom, where the lights were on, and saw Kinchen lying on the bed naked next to his daughter, according to the criminal complaint.

Police say the father then yelled at Kinchen and Kinchen grabbed his suitcoat and wallet and fled. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Minnesota Patch, click here to find your local Minnesota Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

The complaint states that the officers conducted a canine search and located Kinchen hiding in a partially covered fishing boat at a neighboring house. Kinchen, who was naked except for his suit coat, was taken into custody.

Kinchen is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday, according to a news release.

In an email to Patch, Airbnb called the alleged acts "abhorrent" and said they "will not tolerate it."

"We are focused on providing our host family with our full support, we are working with the local police to ensure they have our assistance, and we banned this user from our community," the company added. "Keeping our community safe is the most important thing we do. None of our hosts should ever have to deal with anything like this."

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