Topline: A Michigan man is headed to trial after prosecutors say he arranged to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex and instead arrived to find police waiting.
Published: April 30, 2026 2:30 pm ET
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MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — A 49-year-old Macomb Township man has been bound over for trial after prosecutors said he arranged a sexual encounter with someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl and was arrested when he showed up for the meeting.
According to a report from MLive, New Baltimore police were waiting at the meeting location and took the man into custody instead of the teenager he expected to meet.
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said the man was bound over as charged on April 23 by Judge William H. Hackel III of the 42-2 District Court in New Baltimore. The charges include accosting a child for immoral purposes, a four-year felony, using a computer to commit a crime, a seven-year felony, and possession of cocaine, heroin or another narcotic under 25 grams, also a four-year felony.
Lucido said protecting children is a core duty of a just society and that authorities will use every lawful tool available to identify, prosecute and hold predators fully accountable.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned before Judge Anthony R. Servitto in Macomb County Circuit Court on May 11, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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A Michigan man is headed to trial after prosecutors say he arranged to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex and instead arrived to find police waiting.
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Published: April 30, 2026 2:30 pm ET
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MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — A 49-year-old Macomb Township man has been bound over for trial after prosecutors said he arranged a sexual encounter with someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl and was arrested when he showed up for the meeting.
According to a report from MLive, New Baltimore police were waiting at the meeting location and took the man into custody instead of the teenager he expected to meet.
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said the man was bound over as charged on April 23 by Judge William H. Hackel III of the 42-2 District Court in New Baltimore. The charges include accosting a child for immoral purposes, a four-year felony, using a computer to commit a crime, a seven-year felony, and possession of cocaine, heroin or another narcotic under 25 grams, also a four-year felony.
Lucido said protecting children is a core duty of a just society and that authorities will use every lawful tool available to identify, prosecute and hold predators fully accountable.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned before Judge Anthony R. Servitto in Macomb County Circuit Court on May 11, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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Macomb Township Man Bound Over For Trial After Alleged Attempt To Meet 15-Year-Old For Sex
A Michigan man is headed to trial after prosecutors say he arranged to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex and instead arrived to find police waiting.
By Aaron Stephensen
Published: April 30, 2026 2:30 pm ET
AI generated image.
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — A 49-year-old Macomb Township man has been bound over for trial after prosecutors said he arranged a sexual encounter with someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl and was arrested when he showed up for the meeting.
According to a report from MLive, New Baltimore police were waiting at the meeting location and took the man into custody instead of the teenager he expected to meet.
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said the man was bound over as charged on April 23 by Judge William H. Hackel III of the 42-2 District Court in New Baltimore. The charges include accosting a child for immoral purposes, a four-year felony, using a computer to commit a crime, a seven-year felony, and possession of cocaine, heroin or another narcotic under 25 grams, also a four-year felony.
Lucido said protecting children is a core duty of a just society and that authorities will use every lawful tool available to identify, prosecute and hold predators fully accountable.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned before Judge Anthony R. Servitto in Macomb County Circuit Court on May 11, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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