The Kent County man who was arrested after a girl was found hiding in a car that crossed the Mackinac Bridge has been convicted of child sex crimes, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Michigan announced.
A 44-year-old woman was arraigned in 63rd District Court on four felony charges, including prostitution/pandering and keeping a house of prostitution. Three of the charges are 20-year felonies.
Last Thursday members of the Kent County Sheriff's Office Human Trafficking Task Force arrested a Hamilton woman after they got a warrant to search her Plainfield Township massage parlor.
One in four girls, and one in 20 boys experience child sexual abuse in the United States, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.