GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Four men from Michigan have been arrested and two others are being investigated after a joint sting involving the FBI and the Kent County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force.
According to the KCSO , undercover detectives and agents placed ads on social media platforms posing as minors. They were contacted by multiple men, sending and requesting sexually explicit videos and photos. Two of the men drove to meet the undercover officers expecting a sexual encounter.
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Four men have been arrested and arraigned on a trio of charges: Jason Burgess, 40, of Colon; Samuel Durham, 36, of East Grand Rapids; Justin Hastings, 40, of Comstock Park; and Thomas Ramsey, 66, of Wyoming.
All four have been charged with one count of child sexually abusive activity, accosting a minor and using a computer to communicate with another to commit a crime. All three are felony charges. If convicted, the men could face up to life in prison.