A 43-year-old Rhode Island man is facing sexual assault charges after police found a 15-year-old west Michigan girl who had been reported missing in is home. Local police acted on information submitted by the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department to raid the home in Warwick of Charles Morancey on Tuesday. They arrested him on four charges of third-degree sexual assault and found the girl safe.
The teen met the man through social media, and he drove from the east coast to Allegan County to pick her up. The case had initially been investigated as a runaway situation until more information was learned. The girl was reported missing by family on Friday. Her father told WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids that Morancey is a “professional predator.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report
