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Aug 28, 2006 8:33 pm US/Eastern
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Michigan Man Busted During MySpace Rendezvous
A Detective Was Posing As The Suspect's 14-Year-Old Love Interest
KEENE, N.H. (CBS4) ―
A Michigan man is under arrest after he traveled to New Hampshire to allegedly meet someone he thought was 14-year-old boy he met online. That 14-year-old boy turned out to be Keene Detective Jim McLaughlin.
Jeremy Dale Stewart, 28, had been talking with the detective for two months. According to McLaughlin, Stewart was using MySpace.com to find teens.
Officials say Stewart traveled about 25 hours on a bus to meet up with the teen in Keene. Prior to the arranged meeting, McLaughlin said Stewart would send photos and love notes.
When Stewart was met by police at the bus station in Keene, officials say he was taken into custody without incident. When police told him he was under arrest, Stewart apparently told them he was there on vacation.
Stewart now faces several charges, including child pornography and attempted sexual assault. He is now being held on $25,000 bail and has a hearing scheduled for September 6.
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