9/10/13 - The trial date has been pushed back for a Fowlerville man accused of sending sexually explicit texts and pictures sent to an 11-year-old girl. 30-year-old Matthew Lewis Colston faces charges in US District Court of manufacturing child pornography, enticement of minor, and transferring obscene material to a minor. Prosecutors allege he used a cell phone to persuade a child to engage in sexual activity, and that he also used the phone to send hundreds of sexually explicit photos to a child. The trial date for that case has been pushed back from September 23rd to December 2nd at the request of the defense, which wanted more time to investigate the evidence and possibly hammer out a plea deal with prosecutors. Colston also faces 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. (TD)
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