Man charged with luring middle schoolers through Facebook

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Mike Buffington
in Public Safety Archives
Wednesday, May 25. 2011
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A 22-year-old Winder man was arrested by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office on May 19 and charged with allegedly making sexual contact with students he lured through Facebook.

Officers charged Anthony Michael McInnis with two felony counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes, two misdemeanor counts contributing to delinquency of a minor, one felony count child molestation, one felony count aggravated child molestation, one misdemeanor count sexual battery, and one felony count aggravated sodomy.

The situation came to light after a Russell Middle School Resource Officer (SRO) learned that several students had been texting and meeting McInnis on Facebook. The SRO contacted BCSO investigators in reference to a report of alleged child molestation.

During an interview last week, a 13-year-old girl told a school mentor that a black male was making contact with several Russell Middle School students and had also made arrangements to meet and pick up two of the girls.
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#1 HA on 05/25/11 at 06:15 AM [Reply]
I wish the other counties would pick up on this like Barrow has. Good job!

This is happening more and more under the noses of the PD and school authorities.
#1.1 dogpack on 05/25/11 at 03:48 PM [Reply]
What do you mean happing under the nose of the PD and school authorities. The School Officer contacted the Sheriff's Office. Do you think it is going on at school or at home. I think the parents need to control what the kids are doing on-line not the school and not the police department or the sheriff's department.
#1.2 I know his mamas proud NOW .................. on 06/01/11 at 08:15 PM [Reply]
Shes always bragging about him to everybody.....
#2 it aint over on 05/25/11 at 07:41 AM [Reply]
what about the bus driver that tried to have relations with my daughter?? He is still walking around the schools and attending functions....
#2.1 Anon on 05/25/11 at 05:15 PM [Reply]
Did you report this to the proper authorities? If a grown man were trying to have relations with my daughter, I would have gone straight to the police. I hope you did.
#2.1.1 it aint over on 05/26/11 at 12:15 PM [Reply]
Oh yes it was reported....several young ladies went forward...there was a huge artical on it, he was fired, yet he is still on the lose....
#3 anonymous on 05/26/11 at 01:46 PM [Reply]
I remember that story about the bus driver. I wonder whatever happened with the charges against him. It's sad that kids aren't safe in schools anymore.
#4 Nc on 05/29/11 at 11:30 AM [Reply]
i went to high school with him. wow. disgusting.
#5 Illegal or not on 05/29/11 at 11:15 PM [Reply]
The SRO at Russell is AWESOME! She cares about the kids & that's so important! I wish the teachers were are caring and concerned as she is! I have met other SRO at Apalachee & former RMS ones but none of them are as good as Misty T.

I have scene this young man at the REC dept during Basketball season! Even when Jud Smith was a coach this young man was there with young girls!

I think parents need to make kids stay off Facebook! Its terrible! Its unsafe!!!
#5.1 Anonymous on 05/31/11 at 08:11 PM [Reply]
How do u know that these girls are not lying about their age.These girls today are fresh an hot in there behind. These girl like older man and they lying about they age to be with them. People always accuse the man when the girls when just as wrong as the man. The parents of the girl should be lock up as well for not having no control over there child.
#6 wow on 05/30/11 at 11:37 AM [Reply]
I also went to school with this guy and this is really gross get girls your own age to stoop to such a low level and do something like this is beyond disgusting.
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