A Hollywood man has been arrested after he allegedly flew to Michigan to sexually assault a girl he met online.
Genesee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson said 22-year-old Petar Vuk Pejic met a 12-year-old girl on Instagram.
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WATCH HEREHe's accused of traveling from South Florida to Flint to meet the child in a church parking lot at midnight and then taking her to a hotel for sex.
He allegedly groomed her by telling her he would pay her in cryptocurrency, according to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.
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Pejic left the next day and returned to Florida, Swanson said.
When the girl's adult guardians took her to a hospital for treatment, an investigation was launched.
Genesee County Sheriff’s detectives worked with Hollywood and Davie police and the Broward Sheriff’s Office to track down Pejic.
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He was arrested Monday, March 21 at a bank in Davie and was extradited back to Michigan, Swanson said.
Pejic is also suspected of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Oregon and a 16-year-old girl in Washington state.
