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Man sentenced to 3-20 years after child sex sting

Posted at 11:53 AM, Nov 23, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-23 11:53:47-05

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A man has been sentenced to between three and 20 years in prison after being arrested in September in a child sex sting.

David Riggs pleaded guilty to charges of Child Sexually Abusive Activity and Using a Computer to Commit a Crime in October.

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

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