A Crane man is set to appear before a federal judge in January after being charged with enticing a minor into sexual activity from a cell phone and email.
Michael Scott Tilley, 32, is one of five men who were arrested by federal authorities in a sting where the men were all accused of trying to have sex with minors.
According to a federal complaint, Tilley was sending emails to a person he believed was a 12-year-old girl, asking for pictures and a cell phone number and had further conversation that delved into questions about the girl’s body and whether she was a “wild child.”
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Tilley then got even more explicit through email and text messages, saying the two would have sex and described some of the things they would do to each other, according to the complaint.
Then when Tilley arrived to the meeting place in Midland, according to the complaint, Tilley was arrested and told officers he “screwed up.”
Tilley agreed to speak with officers, according to the complaint, and told them “did not intend to have sexual intercourse with the girl he was messaging and further stated he intended to tell the child’s parents what she was doing.”
According to the complaint, Tilley said he’s met with teenagers three times before, but never called police about the encounters despite saying he wanted to help the teenagers.
Tilley is married with three children, 13 years old, 10 years old and 8 years old, according to the complaint.
Previously, the man pleaded guilty to a class C misdemeanor after being arrested for assault causing bodily injury to a family member and was placed on three months probation, according to the complaint.
In similar circumstances, several other men were also arrested for this crime.
Daniel Nickless, 24, Clarence Johnel White, 38, David Ernesto Martinez, 39, and DeAnte Savonne Johnson, 20, were also arrested and charged with enticing and coercing a minor. All five men have been indicted in federal court.
If convicted, the men could face between 10 years and life in federal prison.
