Attorney 'sought sex with five-year-old girl'
September 18, 2007 12:07pm
Attorney arrested for seeking sex with girl, 5
Busted in internet conversations with cop
Faces 40 years in prison
AN assistant US attorney from Florida has been arrested for allegedly flying to Michigan to have sex with a five-year-old girl.
John D.R. Atchison, 53, was arrested after he participated in internet conversatons with a detective posing as a mother who was interested in letting men have sex with her young daughter, Associated Press reported.
According to court documents, Atchison initiated the online chat on August 29. His correspondence with the detective lasted several weeks.
At one point, Atchison allegedly said: "I'm always gentle and loving; not to worry; no damage ever; no rough stuff ever ever".
He has been charged with using interstate communication to entice a minor to have sexual contact, and travelling across state lines with the intent of engaging in illicit sexual contact. If convicted of both charges, he faces up to 40 years in prison, Associated Press reported.
"There wasn't much reaction from him at all," Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel said.
"He was cooperative with authorities".
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