MI- 'Net predator sting suspect convicted

4-1-2009 Michigan (Phase-I Sentencing):

He faces 20 years behind bar and/or $20K fine

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - One of 22 men caught in an Internet predator sting has been convicted.

It was October 2008 when the sting occurred at a home in Grand Rapids Township. The Michigan Attorney General's office and Kent County Sheriff's Department set up the sting.

Andrew Schutze, 32, of Buchanan was convicted Wednesday on child sexually abusive activity and communicating with another to child sexually abusive activity. Both are felonies with a maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars and/or a $20,000 fine.

While all of the cases from the sting have made it to circuit court for trial, not all of them will actually go through a trial. As many as seven defendants have reached plea agreements with the Attorney General's office. ..News Source.. by WOOD TV 8