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Westerville Man Charged In California With Sex Crimes

A Westerville man has been charged with traveling to California and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met online.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's department says the girl ran away from home on Sunday to meet 43-year-old Michael Scheetz. The victim was found lying on the ground in a field. She is hospitalized in good condition. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.