Texas Man Charged With Running Off With Commerce Twp. Teen
By Gina Damron, Detroit Free Press
May 4–A man from Midland, Texas was charged today with trying to run away with a 14-year-old Commerce Township girl he met through MySpace.com.
Richard Carrasco, 27, was charged in Novi’s 52-1 District Court with one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, one count of accosting a child and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
An Amber Alert for the girl was issued by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday after she apparently ran off with Carrasco Monday night. The two — who met on the popular social networking Web site — were found by a deputy at the Highlander Motel on Dixie Highway in Waterford Township.
Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Giles said that third-degree criminal sexual conduct is a 15-year penalty if convicted. He said he didn’t know how much total jail time Carrasco is facing for all of the charges.
District Judge Dennis Powers set bond at $1.65 million. Carrasco remains in the Oakland County Jail. His next hearing will be at 1:30 p.m. on May 9 before Powers.
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