BAY CITY, MI — Over the spring, a Bay City cybersecurity professional was federally indicted on 11 counts related to sex trafficking minors. He’s newly charged on the state level with sexually assaulting a minor himself, acts he allegedly recorded.

Lucas G. Pelletier, 21, on Sept. 19 appeared in Bay County District Court for arraignment on three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim between the ages of 13 and 15 and single counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and accosting children for immoral purposes. Both degrees involve penetration. First-degree is a life offense, while third-degree is a 15-year felony.

According to an affidavit authored by a Michigan State Police investigator, Pelletier’s crimes occurred between May 15 and June 30, 2024. A 15-year-ol

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