KALKASKA COUNTY (WWJ) -- A Northern Michigan woman is facing a felony charge for allegedly texting and snapchatting inappropriate things to a minor child.
Officials with the Michigan State Police Houghton Lake Post said they were notified about the illicit messages last September. They began investigating, and learned that the young victim knew the suspect: 79-year-old Sue Ann Asch of Kalkaska.
Other details. including the victim's age and the content of the messages, were not disclosed.
After the victim was interviewed at the Children's Advocacy Center in Traverse City, police got warrants to search Asch's home. Several electronic devices were seized, police said, and sent to the MSP Computer Crimes Unit for analysis.
Sue Ann AschMichigan State Police
A report was submitted to the Kalkaska County Prosecutor's Office for review, a warrant was authorized on January 8, and Asch turned herself in.
She was lodged in the Kalkaska County Jail was arraigned in the 87-B District Court in Kalkaska County on Monday on one count Accosting Children for Immoral Purposes.
Bond was set at $5,000, 10%, and Ashe's next court appearance was scheduled for Feb. 12.
She faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
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