MUNISING, MI-- A Canadian man found guilty of attempting to kidnap a Munising girl is now a free man.
Mohammed el Fechtali, 42, was convicted by a jury earlier this month on the charge, as well as accosting a child for immoral purposes.
Thursday, Alger County judge William Carmody granted a motion to dismiss the case against el Fechtali. He set aside the verdict for attempted kidnapping and sentenced him to time served on the second charge.
El fechtali says he only asked the girl for directions and a confession he made was coerced by police.
Prosecutor Karen Bahrman says she will appeal the judge’s decision.
