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Marquette man facing stalking, assault charges against children

MARQUETTE, MI--   A Marquette man was arrested Saturday for stalking children.

City Police say William Harris, 78, is charged with two counts of aggravated stalking of a minor and two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault). The alleged victims in the case are two minor children.

Harris is charged in an unrelated case with prostitution/pandering and aggravated indecent exposure. He is also charged with being a habitual offender, fourth offense, as he was previously convicted of multiple sex crimes against children in Marquette Circuit Court in 2004.

Harris remains lodged in the Marquette County Jail on a $300,000 bond.

Officials believe Harris has followed, observed, and sometimes initiated contact with different children in the community. If anyone has any information related to Harris and his alleged actions, please contact Detective Nate Dawson at the Marquette Police Department at (906) 228-0400.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.