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FBI: Man, 66, drove from Illinois to Georgia for sex with ‘child'

By Alexis Stevens
Jan 18, 2012

A 66-year-old Illinois man was arrested Wednesday morning in north Fulton County after he allegedly drove 700 miles to have sex with a minor, the FBI said.

But there was never a child involved.

Undercover investigators tracked down Michael A. Isacson, of Manteno, Ill., through Internet conversations, FBI Special Agent Stephen Emmett said in a statement. Alpharetta police assisted the FBI with the investigation.

Isacson apparently believed he was communicating with a minor, but instead was talking to FBI agents, Emmett told the AJC.

Isacson was arrested in Alpharetta and charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a minor child, Emmett said. He was expected to have his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon in federal magistrate court in Atlanta.

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Alexis Stevens is a member of the Crime and Public Safety team.

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