Suspect in child sex case wore Star Wars costume

A booking photo provided by the Macomb Country Sheriff, is of Daniel Fritz, 60-year-old suburban Detroit man. Fritz has been arrested in a Star Wars costume after meeting with police officers who posed online as a child. The Macomb County sheriff's office says Fritz is charged with child sexually abusive activity and using a computer to communicate with another to commit a crime. (AP Photo/Macomb County Sheriff )

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Associated Press

November 4, 2014 - 11:58 pm

ROSEVILLE, Mich. — A 60-year-old suburban Detroit man has been arrested in a Star Wars costume after meeting with police officers who posed online as a child.

The Macomb County sheriff’s office says Daniel Fritz of Wayne County’s Canton Township is charged with child sexually abusive activity and using a computer to communicate with another to commit a crime.

Officials say the investigation started after an ad “highly indicative of child sexual exploitation” was posted on a social media website. Detectives set up a fictitious sexual encounter in Roseville and arrested Fritz.

He was wearing a costume like that of the Star Wars character Boba Fett.

Fritz was arraigned last Wednesday. He’s being held on bond pending a Nov. 12 preliminary examination in Roseville District Court.

No attorney is listed in court records.