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Alger County child sex sting nets Gladstone man

Alger County Sheriff's Office

MUNISING, MI— A Gladstone man was arrested for trying to have sex with a minor in Alger County.

The Sheriff’s Office hosted coalition partners of the U.P. Human Oppression Strike Team and set up operations to identify and arrest consumers of child sex crimes in the county.

Police say a 38-year-old man chatted with undercover agents posing as minors and later showed up at a Munising hotel. He had a form of payment to allegedly have sex with a 15-year-old. He brought alcohol and a pack of condoms with him.

Police arrested Clifford Kaja, 38. He’s charged with accosting a child for immoral purposes, using a computer to commit a crime, and selling/furnishing alcohol to a minor.

He remains lodged in the Alger County Jail on a $100,000 cash bond.

Please come forward if you or a loved one have been harmed by this male suspect in any way, or if you know of any other important information. Please contact the Alger County Sheriff’s Office at (906) 387-4444.

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.