Crime & Safety

Sex Offender Charged in Federal Court, Victim Thinks She's Pregnant

Timothy Fulgenzi, 36, was charged with transporting a minor child with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activiity.

A Center Line teenage rescued in Tennessee earlier this week after running away with a registered sex offender thinks she is pregnant by the 36-year-old man, the FBI said Wednesday.

The two were reportedly en route to Florida, where they planned to live as husband and wife, according to a report in The Detroit News.

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The suspect, Timothy Fulgenzi, of Farmington Hills, was charged in federal court Wednesday with transporting a minor child with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, a 10-year-felony.

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Fulgenzi reportedly began a sexual relationship with the 15-year-old victim, the biological daughter of his girlfriend, five months ago. The teen’s adopted mother and biological great aunt earlier told police she thought Fulgenzi had β€œbrainwashed” her daughter.

FBI agents discovered the teen thinks she is pregnant in a review of text messages on her cellphone. In a reply, Fulgenzi reportedly acknowledged being the father.

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