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Man pleads guilty after being caught in child sex sting

Posted at 11:37 AM, Oct 25, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-25 11:37:50-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A man has pleaded guilty after being arrested last month in a child sex abuse sting.

David Riggs, 29, pleaded guilty Monday to Child Sexually Abusive Activity and Using a Computer to Commit a Crime.  He will be sentenced on November 22.

According to police, Riggs arranged to meet an undercover cop in Wyoming and believed the officer was selling children for sexual exploitation.

Investigators say Riggs admitted he planned to sexually assault the children.