LANSING – Attorney General Mike Cox Friday announced the arrest of Van Buren County resident Kenneth Michael Pomeroy for using the Internet to commit child sexual abusive activity.

Attorney General investigators and local police arrested Pomeroy, 58, of Hartford, Friday in South Haven. Pomeroy chatted online with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl, but he was in fact talking to undercover personnel. Pomeroy chatted with a volunteer from Perverted Justice on two separate occasions, sending inappropriate pictures each time. officials said.

Pomeroy was arraigned Thursday in 7th District Court before Judge Arthur H. Clarke III on three counts of using a computer to solicit a child for immoral purposes, a 10-year felony, and one count of using a computer/Internet to disseminate sexually explicit matter to a minor, a four-year felony.

Judge Clarke released Pomeroy on a conditional personal bond requiring the defendant to have no contact with minors and to avoid using the Internet. Pomeroy is scheduled to be back in court for a preliminary exam on Nov. 9.

Parents are encouraged to check their children's "buddy lists" for Pomeroy's screen name, "mikep37013". If they believe their child had contact with Pomeroy, parents should contact the Attorney General's office at (313) 456-0180.