LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A teacher from Waverly Community Schools was sentenced by an Eaton County District Court judge Tuesday after pleading no contest to two child sex crimes stemming from a months-long “child predator operation.”
Robert Herzing’s booking photograph. (Courtesy Eaton County)
Robert Herzing, 34, was sentenced to five months in jail and five years of probation after being charged with one count each of accosting a minor for immoral purposes, attempted criminal sexual conduct in the third degree and using a computer to communicate with another to commit a crime.
Waverly teacher charged in ‘child predator operation’
In court documents obtained by 6 News, Eaton County Detective Stephanie Scheib disclosed a months-long exchange between Herzing and herself, acting as a 15-year-old boy. Scheib created a decoy account on Grindr, a dating app aimed at gay men.
Scheib stated she began communicating with Herzing Jan. 22, 2024 and communicated on the app “over the course of several months.”
In September, Herzing agreed to meet at the Delta Township Library and was arrested.
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