BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) – The number of suspects involved in a child porn ring in southwest Michigan has grown to 11.
47-year-old Scott John Sayer of Battle Creek was arraigned Wednesday in Calhoun County District Court after being charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct for the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl in late October in Battle Creek.
Bond was set at $100,000 and a preliminary exam was scheduled for December 12, 2018.
Four of the 11 suspects accused by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office of being involved in a plot to kidnap, rape and kill a child have had their cases bound over for trial in Branch County Circuit Court.
All four are being held on $5 million bonds. They have been charged with conspiracy to commit the crimes of kidnapping, first-degree criminal sexual conduct and murder.
