The News Room [News Release]
Sheriff Contact: John Roach: 313-224-0615
Release Date: Monday, May 10, 2004
Sheriff says substitute teacher wanted to meet 13-year old
girl for sex --- Father of two works part time at Jackson, MI
high school
A 29-year old Jackson, MI resident who works part time as a substitute
high school teacher, was arraigned yesterday on charges that he
attempted to arrange a meeting for sex with whom he thought was
a 13-year old girl, according to Sheriff Warren Evans.
Sheriff’s deputies arrested Adam Goodrow, 29, Friday afternoon
on Detroit’s far east side after he showed up for a meet
he arranged during online chats with an undercover officer. Investigators
say Goodrow chatted online for more than a week with the deputy
before setting up the meet. During the chats, Goodrow believed
he was communicating with two underage girls, both of whom turned
out to be the same undercover officer.
When Goodrow arrived at the agreed-upon meeting place on Detroit’s
east side to meet one of the girls, sheriff’s deputies immediately
placed him under arrest. Officers said Goodrow had condoms, sexual
aids and a sexual “instruction book” in his possession
at the time of his arrest.
“In addition to these facts of the case, the suspect also
bragged in his chats about having had sex with one of his underage
female students,” Evans said. “The possibility that
there may be an actual victim somewhere is something we are concerned
about and obviously are following up on.”
Evans said his investigators have seized Goodrow’s computer,
which will be checked for evidence of the chats on his hard drive.
They also will be seizing at least one computer hard drive this
morning from a library at Spring Arbor College in Jackson, which
is where Goodrow indicated he conducted most of his chats.
Goodrow is free after posting 10 percent of a $40,000 bond. His
next court date is Thursday, May 20th in 33rd District Court. If
convicted, Goodrow faces up to 20 years in prison and automatic
placement on the State’s Sex Offender Registry.
Evans said that despite the success of his Internet Crime Unit – and
the fact that it has maintained a 100 percent conviction rate – should
not give parents a false sense of security.
“
Despite our best efforts, there are far more predators online than
we can catch with our limited resources. It really is up to parents
and other responsible adults in each household to monitor what
their children are doing online,” Evans said.
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