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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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