ALGER COUNTY, MI— Two men were arrested in Alger County last month for trying to have sex with a minor they met online.
The undercover operation entailed an officer posing as a 15-year-old girl on social media. Manuel Uribe-Mendez, 31, of Grand Rapids and David Derouin, 49, of Marquette allegedly indicated interest in having sex with the girl. They traveled to a predetermined spot in Alger county and were taken into custody.
Derouin was arrested on February 23rd and Uribe-Mendez on February 24th. Both are charged with child sexually abusive activity and using a computer to commit a crime.
They remain lodged in the Alger County Jail.
