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A Michigan family practice doctor is in custody after authorities say he interacted online with an undercover officer in Florida, whom he thought was a 36-year-old mother of a fictitious 5-year-old child. The doctor is accused of coaxing the woman through those messages to allow him to groom and abuse the youth.
According to reports, police arrested Dr. William J. Murdoch, 45, from Monroe, Michigan, in early September 2025. He is currently awaiting extradition to Port St. Lucie, Florida, where the undercover officer was located.
Murdoch offered to establish himself “as a father figure”
Port St. Lucie Police Chief Leo Niemczyk said Murdoch used a fake name when he contacted the undercover officer online. They say he sent”extremely explicit” messages to her in a chat room about sexually abusing children…