Cherokee Investigators Arrest Man For Attempted Sex With Minor

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Investigators with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office have arrested another man who attempted to meet with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex.

An Internet Crimes Against Children investigator has been communicating with Michael Hulsey, 46, of Macon, since mid-September. During that time, Hulsey is accused of sending several images of himself and making arrangements for the girl to come to his home near Macon.

Initially Hulsey made arrangements to travel to Cherokee County to meet the "13-year-old," but then later agreed to pick her up at a bus station if she would travel to Macon.

Twiggs County deputies arrested Hulsey at his home Saturday on Cherokee County for 13 counts of obscene internet contact with a child, electronically furnishing obscene material to minors, two counts of child molestation, child exploitation and three counts of use of computer service to commit an illegal act.

Hulsey remains in custody at the Cherokee Adult Detention Center without bond.

In early November, Internet Crimes Against Children detectives with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office arrested two men following "undercover online chat" investigations. The suspects were communicating online with what they thought were girls age 14 and younger, the department said.

Andy Estremera, 22, of Gainesville, requested and sent lewd images online before requesting the "juvenile" take a taxi and meet him in Hall County, investigators said. Gainesville Police arrested Estremera at his residence on Cherokee County charges.

Estremera was taken to the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center Wednesday where he has been charged with computer electronic pornography and child exploitation act, sexual exploitation of a child, obscene internet contact with a minor and electronic distribution of obscene material to a minor. He will have no bond.

Jerome Walters, 25, of Canton, reportedly traveled to Woodstock Tuesday afternoon to meet the "juvenile" he had been communicating with. Walters offered money for the juvenile to spend the weekend with him, the department said.

He arrived at the Cherokee County Recreation Center, next door to the Cherokee Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Precinct, and was taken into custody.

Walters is charged with computer pornography exploitation, attempted child molestation and Pandering. Walters remains in custody at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center without bond.