EMMET COUNTY, Mich., ( WPBN/WGTU ) - An Iowa man accused of talking to a child online and travelling to Michigan to take that child out of state is charged with several counts of criminal sexual conduct, UpNorthLive reports .

According to the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan, William Joseph Gatchel, II, age 24, of Grimes, Iowa, is charged with:

Three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct – Third Degree

One count of Children Accosting for Immoral Purposes

Deputies say the investigation began when law enforcement was alerted that a child had not arrived at school. The sheriff’s office and the Harbor Springs Police Department launched an immediate search, which led investigators to discover that Gatchel had been communicating online with the minor for an extended period.

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