CLIFTON, COLO. - On September 3, 2026, at approximately 10 a.m., deputies with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a male soliciting sex from a minor in the area of 32 ¼ Road and D Road in Clifton, Colorado. 

The victim was approached by a male who offered payment to perform sexual acts on the victim. The victim identified themselves as a minor to the suspect, however the suspect continued to solicit the sexual acts. The suspect eventually left and the victim was able to report the incident and information leading to the suspect’s location. The suspect, identified as Stanley Pavlacky, 69, of Grand Junction, Colorado.

Deputies located Pavlacky at his residence where he was taken into custody and transported to the Mesa County Detention Facility on the following charges:

• Soliciting for child prostitution, Felony 3

No further information is available at this time.