1/18/13 - The trial date for a Howell man accused of soliciting a minor online who turned out to be a police officer has been pushed back. 37-year-old Eric Nicholas Bramble is facing various charges including child abusive commercial activity, using a computer to commit a crime and accosting a child for immoral purposes in Livingston County Circuit Court. His defense attorney filed a motion requesting an evidentiary hearing for entrapment, which was denied by Judge David Reader. The trial date was then adjourned to mid-February at the request of the defense for additional discovery. Police say Bramble sent messages âdesigned to entice or solicit a child under the age of 16 to commit an immoral act.â The alleged text and email messages were made to an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old child. (JM)
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