The grand jury indicted a Michigan man who traveled to Washington state to sexually abuse a 14-year-old

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According to documents filed in the case, the 14-year-old went missing on January 5, 2024. A local police officer asked the FBI for help. An agent who specializes in violent crimes against children and human trafficking investigations in Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island and San Juan counties quickly assisted. By analyzing information about Uber rides purchased for the victim by an unknown person, law enforcement was able to identify Freerksen, a registered sex offender in Michigan, as a potential suspect. Using information about Freerksen’s registered vehicle, they were able to track his movement through the northern tier of states using license plate readers. Readers also recorded Freerksen’s return trip through Idaho and Illinois in the days after the teen’s disappearance.

Seattle – A federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted a 30-year-old man from South Haven, Michigan, on charges of traveling with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor, U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman announced known. Keith Daniel Freerksen was arrested on January 31, 2024 in South Haven Township following an investigation that spanned from western Washington to Michigan.

Traveling with the intent to engage in a sexual act is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

When South Haven Township police served a search warrant at the FBI’s request, they found the victim and arrested Freerksen. He was eventually transported to Western Washington and is being held at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac.

The case is being investigated by the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office, local police and the FBI.

The allegations contained in the indictment are merely allegations. A person is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Cecelia Gregson.