Aaron Christopher Wilkerson, 22, of Livonia was charged with six counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct, First Degree and three counts of Child Sexually Abusive Activity after an investigation revealed he had met a 14-year-old female from Livingston County and had sex with her.  Wilkerson was arrested on May 25 by officers from the Detroit Police Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force, Livonia Police Department and the Michigan State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC). 

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office brought criminal charges against Wilkerson, who was arraigned on May 28 in front of Judge Jeffrey Fanto of the 34^th District Court.  He was given a bond of $500,000 cash or surety.  If convicted, he faces up to life in prison for the Criminal Sexual Conduct charges and up to 20 years in prison for the Child Sexually Abusive Activity charges.

The investigation started when a member of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force contacted a Livonia Police Department detective, who is assigned to the Michigan State Police ICAC Task Force, with information about a 14-year-old runaway staying at the Livonia residence of an adult male she met on Myspace.com when she was 13 years old. 

On May 25, Wilkerson was observed by the Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force surveillance team leaving his residence with the 14-year-old.  A Livonia Police Department scout car stopped Wilkerson and he was arrested without incident. 

During subsequent investigation by the ICAC Task Force, it was learned that pictures and a short video that were sexual in nature had been uploaded to the internet, forming the basis for the Child Sexually Abusive Activity charges.

The Michigan ICAC Task Force consists of members from the Lansing Community College Department of Public Safety, Livingston County Sheriff, Livonia Police, Michigan State Police, Monroe County Sheriff, New Baltimore Police, Troy Police, and Special Agents from the United States Secret Service.  The Michigan ICAC Task Force is funded by a grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  The U.S. Department of Justice currently funds 45 regional ICAC Task Forces across the United States composed of local, state and federal law enforcement officers.

Anyone with information about Internet crimes should call the nearest Michigan State Police post or the ICAC hotline at 1-877-5CYBER3 (1-877-529-2373).