A Detroit policeman has been charged with allegedly sending inappropriate messages to his 12-year-old stepdaughter. The Warren police said the accused, Earl Raynard Anderson Jr., was suspended from the force and charged with accosting a child for immoral purposes.
Anderson reportedly told the 6th-grade girl to delete the inappropriate messages he sent her. The messages were discovered after the child reportedly felt odd about the conversations her stepfather was having with her and told her aunt, leading to Anderson’s arrest. Anderson is in custody with a $200,000 bond set.
The little girl’s father, Brandyn Harris, shared the messages with FOX, revealing that the conversations started with Anderson asking her about the type of game she plays and inviting her to play Sims FreePlay. The messages got stranger as he continued conversing with the child and told her to keep their discussions a secret.
“If u wanna keep texting u will have to keep our conversation between me and u. On some friendly type stuff?” he wrote.
The little girl told him that her father regularly goes through her phone, and that was when Anderson reportedly told the girl to delete her messages. He also told her that they would be going on a family trip soon.
According to the report, he offered her a second phone, and she informed him that she had an iPad, prompting Anderson to tell her that the messages could be seen because it was connected to her iPhone. He added, “Create a new text now number or something idk. But delete these messages and from ur trash. Let me know when u create a safe line to text u on.”
The girl later said she created a new account and told him again that her father searched her devices, and he urged her to delete the messages. During their conversation, he encouraged her to be open with him, and said he would treat her as an adult because she was old enough.
“U can be real with me. I don’t care if u curse or be ur self. I won’t tell ur people. I’m gonna treat u like ur grown ur mature enough,” he said near the end of the messages. He later told her that she should let him know when she finds a “safe” way for them to text and added, “But make sure u delete all these text messages even in ur messages trash. Nice talking to u tho.”
The little girl told her aunt, and her father reported the matter to the police. Harris, who also has another daughter, said his daughter felt that something was off, and he saluted her for speaking up. He encourages other parents to check their children’s phones.