Ann Arbor man charged with possessing child porn
An Ann Arbor man was recently released on a promise to appear in court after being arraigned on child pornography charges, Washtenaw County court records show.
Surric Edward Hayes, 28, is charged with four counts of possessing child sexually abusive material.
Ann Arbor police Det. Sgt. Brian Jatczak said a man contacted Saline police after finding child pornography on Hayes' computer. After determining the alleged crime happened in Ann Arbor, investigators conducted a forensic examination of the computer and found a number of images of child pornography, Jatczak said.
Jatczak said he did not have further details. According to court records, Hayes was arraigned Sept. 8 in front of Magistrate M. Colleen Currie.
If convicted, Hayes faces up to four years in prison on each felony count. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 21.
Comments
Tru2Blu76
Sun, Dec 18, 2011 : 11:17 a.m.
Okay - how are "counts of" determined in any felony charge? I can see the logic: a repetitious violation of any felony law shows a pattern of criminal activity which can result in longer sentencing. I'm just a little foggy about the idea of having "counts" (instances) applied to what is probably a single archive of illegal images on the accused's hard drive. I suppose that evidence showing the accused made several acquisitions would establish an "count" or incidence. Is that it? I wish someone with credentials would come forth and post an article about child porn and pedophilia. I was curious only about the movie which was shot on U of M campus and released in 2010: David Schwiimmer's "Trust." That movie is about a 14 year-old girl who is "seduced" by a pedophile and was sexually molested. In that film, she is shown briefly in bra and panties - for the sake of showing how the molestation took place in a motel room. Is THAT legal? Clarification: the motel scene was not shot in Ann Arbor, apparently; the parts which were shot on U of M property just show the girl's older brother arriving there for his first year of college, nothing else. The girl and her family are living "in Chicago" not in Ann Arbor. In any case, I found the subject matter disturbing AND unnerving because the film shows how seditiously the Internet can be used to damage otherwise secure and normal lives.
RJA
Tue, Sep 13, 2011 : 4:34 a.m.
Oh NO, another release on a promise? Why can't they keep him locked up until the hearing?
MIKE
Tue, Sep 13, 2011 : 3:50 p.m.
It's that pesky Constitution of ours.
A2Woman
Tue, Sep 13, 2011 : 12:11 a.m.
I certainly hope he keeps his "promise" to appear in court. If convicted, I'm sure he will have many new-found "friends" in prison.