7/24/13 - A Fowlerville man charged after authorities say he sent sexually explicit text messages to an 11-year-old girl is facing new charges at the federal level for what the FBI is calling âdespicable crimesâ. 30-year-old Matthew Lewis Colston has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Flint for allegedly manufacturing child pornography over a five-month period. The indictment alleges Colston used a cell phone to persuade and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and then also used that phone to distribute obscene material to a child. The case was investigated by the FBI, Michigan State Police, the Livingston County Prosecutorâs Office and the Southeast Michigan Crimes Against Children Task Force. Colston was already facing charges in Livingston County of child abuse commercial activity, accosting a child for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime. The victimâs parents told State Police that Colston, who owns an IT company based in Williamston, sent their daughter over 500 explicit photographs, which they discovered by using a cell phone app installed on her phone. The parents reportedly became concerned after their daughter started receiving multiple late-night messages. (JM)
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