Man Charged After Kidnapping, Raping 12-Year-Old Girl In Metro Detroit: Prosecutor

EASTPOINTE, MI — A man is facing multiple charges after prosecutors said he snatched a 12-year-old girl from the sidewalk and raped her inside a metro Detroit home last month.

Andrew Logan Williams, 52, of Eastpointe, was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct - person under 13, defendant 17 years or older - (life felony), kidnapping (life felony) and child sexually abusive activity (20-year felony).

He was placed in jail and denied bond. His next court date is scheduled for Oct. 15.

Prosecutors said the incident happened between 10 and 11 a.m. on Sept. 22 at a home in the 14000 block of Crescentwood Ave. in Eastpointe. They said Williams kidnapped the 12-year-old girl while she was walking near his home. He then took her inside his home and raped her, and took explicit photos of her, prosecutors said.

The girl then ran from his home and went to a neighbor for help, according to police.

Officers went to the home and found that Williams had left the home, according to police.

Investigators determined he fled Michigan and tracked him to a location outside Buffalo, New York, where he was arrested. He was then extradited back to Michigan to face charges.

"This office takes crimes against children with the utmost seriousness," Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said. "We are committed to pursuing justice for the victim."