BY JAMES MARTINEZ
Clarkston News Staff Writer
On Sept. 27, officers of the Macomb Area Computer Enforcement Team (M.A.C.E.) arrested a Clarkston man who allegedly visited a location expecting to met a 14-year-old girl for sex after online conversation.
Roderick Duane Gronlund, 47, reportedly initiated conversation with a reserve officer from Macomb County Sheriff’s Office who was portraying himself as a 14-year-old girl. Allegedly, while communicating in the chat room, Gronlund wanted to meet to have sex. According to the press release from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department, Gronlund arranged to meet the ‘girl? at an agreed location.
‘Basically we have M.A.C.E. and in this we have reserve officers who help out and go to chat rooms looking for people who prey on children,? said Captain Anthony Wickersham.
Gronlund was arrested at the meeting place by officers from the M.A.C.E. unit and uniformed Macomb County Sheriff deputies.
The press release said Gronlund faces five felony charges: two counts of child sexually abusive activity, two counts of use of a computer communicating with another to commit a crime/felony and one count of accosting a child for immoral purposes.
Gronlund was arraigned on Sept. 28 in 41-B District Court of Clinton Township. Bond was set at $50,000.