A Michigan doctor has been arrested by the United States Marshals Service in the aftermath of a police investigation involving the solicitation of a sexual relationship with what he allegedly thought was a five-year-old girl, reports CBS News.
Police said that an undercover detective had portrayed the mother of a young girl, and that the doctor had begun an online conversation with her “to see if she would allow her five-year-old to be courted by and have a sexual relationship with him”.
A local Internet Crimes Against Children unit has been working with digital forensic experts to probe such crimes, and as a result of an investigation started in June this year, Dr William Murdoch, a Michigan family practice doctor, was arrested and will be extradited to Florida, added police.
He is currently in custody in the county jail.
In response to a question about Murdoch’s affiliation with ProMedica, which owns ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital in Michigan, a company spokesperson confirmed last week’s arrest of the doctor.
“This … triggered an immediate suspension of Dr Murdoch’s hospital privileges and a termination of all activity involving the physician. We are supporting investigation efforts in this case.”
CBS News article – Michigan doctor arrested in undercover child exploitation sting (Open access)
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