Sex with Girl Under 13 Could Mean 15-Year Prison Sentence

CANTON, MI – A Sterling Heights man who had sex with a girl under the age of 13 after meeting her on a social media site will be sentenced on March 24 after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.

By accepting the deal, he avoids a jury trial and potentially longer prison sentence. Charges that were dismissed included:

• One count of child sexually abusive activity, a 20-year felony;
• One count of computer Internet use for communication with another to commit a crime, a 20-year felony;
• Two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under 13, a 15-year felony; and
• One count of accosting children for immoral purposes, a four-year felony.

“It’s another predator off the street,” Canton Special Services Lt. Craig Wilsher told the newspaper. “We know he can’t victimize anyone else.”

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He said the case should serve as a reminder to parents that sex predators often lurk online and that they should monitor their children’s Internet activity.