Caroline Neal
MOUNT PLEASANT — A 41-year-old Yorkville man has been arrested after he allegedly messaged young girls online.
Steven Lachance faces one count of child enticement; one count of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime; and three counts of causing a child over the age of 13 to view/listen to sexual activity.
Online court records show Racine County Court Commissioner Alice Rudebusch set a $10,000 cash bond during a hearing April 23. Lachance is scheduled to appear in court April 30.
According to a criminal complaint, the Mount Pleasant Police Department began investigating after receiving a report from BOOPAC’s Promise, a nonprofit dedicated to exposing child predators.
The report detailed that someone from the organization had posed as “Ashley,” a 14-year-old girl, and engaged in online messages with a “Daniel,” who was identified as Lachance.
On April 14, MPPD took over the investigation, and an officer continued posing as “Ashley.”
According to the complaint, the chats reportedly made clear to Lachance that “Ashley” was 14 years old. He allegedly said he was 41, asked if she was “open to dating an older guy,” and said he “would love to date her,” according to the complaint.
The officer posing as the child and Lachance arranged to meet at a fast-food restaurant in Mount Pleasant. On April 17, Lachance’s van arrived at the restaurant and he was arrested.
Lachance reportedly told MPPD that he had spoken to teen girls online for about a month and had exchanged photos.
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