March 18,  2010

            LANSING -  Attorney General Mike Cox today announced the results of an undercover Internet child predator sting that led to the arrest of a Grand Rapids resident. 

            Brett Andrew Maloley, 27, is accused of using the Internet to solicit a minor for sex after making advances in online chats towards who he thought was a 14-year-old girl.  He was actually chatting with investigators from the Attorney General's office and the volunteer organization Perverted Justice.

            "Predators stalk children online every day, so parents must aggressively monitor who their children are chatting with on the Internet," said Cox.

            Maloley, who is employed by a local manufacturer, was arraigned yesterday, March 17, 2010, in 61^st District Court before Judge Benjamin H. Logan, II on two counts of Using the Internet to Accost a child for immoral purposes, a 10-year felony, and one count of Using the Internet to Disseminate Sexually Explicit Materials, a four-year felony.  Bond was set at $25,000, and Maloley will be back in court for a Preliminary Examination scheduled for March 26, 2010 before Judge J. Michael Christensen.

            Parents are encouraged to check their children's "buddy lists" for the screen name "krazythug_692000." If parents believe their child had contact with Maloley, they are asked to contact the Attorney General's office at (313) 456-0180. 

            Parents and schools may also contact the Attorney General's office for information on our award-winning educational program, the Michigan Cyber Safety Initiative (Michigan CSI), which has been taught to more than 400,000 Michigan children.

To date, the Attorney General and his Child and Public Protection Unit have arrested 255 Internet sex predators. 

            For more information on how to protect your child from Internet predators, visit www.Michigan.gov/csi.

            A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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