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Sheriff Contact: John Roach: 313-224-0615
Release Date: Wednesday December 3, 2003

Conviction of Internet predator adds to Sheriff’s 100% success rate --- Ypsilanti man sentenced today to between 20 months & 20 years in prison

In addition to being one of the nation’s most successful departments in arresting Internet sexual predators, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is maintaining an incredible 100% conviction rate, said Sheriff Warren C. Evans. In fact today, an Ypsilanti man arrested by his Internet Crime Unit in June was convicted today in Third Circuit Court.

Twenty-one year old Justin McClain pled guilty to illegal use of the Internet and was sentenced to serve between 20 months and 20 years in prison. McClain, 21, was sentenced by Third Circuit Court Judge Vera Massey Jones.

Of the 23 predators arrested by the unit this year, 20 have been convicted, with the other three cases still pending. The unit also has arrested seven other people on different charges, including parole violation stemming from previous sex-related convictions.

“The fact that we have a perfect record so far with our convictions is a testament to the meticulous work done by our Internet officers,” Evans said. “Every word of every chat is documented on our side and then confirmed on the suspect’s computer after we seize it and perform the forensics. It takes a very special kind of person to be able to chat like a teenager, yet perform flawless police investigations,” Evans added.

McClain was arrested on June 17th in Dearborn after setting up a meet with an undercover Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputy he believed to be a 14-year old girl. In his chats, McClain said he wanted the girl to move in with him and have his children.

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