A youth soccer coach from Holly has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges alleging he transported a minor across state lines for sexual activity and attempted to entice the child online, federal authorities said.
Chason Pointer, 42, of Grand Blanc, is charged with transporting a minor for criminal sexual activity and coercion and enticement of a minor.
Prosecutors allege Pointer contacted the child online and later traveled in the middle of the night from Michigan to the child’s home in northern Ohio, transporting the minor back to a Michigan hotel, where he is accused of sexually abusing the child.
Investigators also allege Pointer had previously traveled to Ohio and communicated with the child through a social media messaging platform.
Pointer was arraigned in federal court and pleaded not guilty.
A federal magistrate judge ordered him held without bond following an April 10 hearing in Flint, finding that no conditions of release would reasonably assure the community’s safety.
Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing and are asking anyone with information, or who believes their child may have had contact with Pointer through youth soccer in the Holly area, to contact the FBI’s Detroit Field Office at 313-965-2323 or submit a tip online.
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