OU student faces federal charges for sex with minor

By Jesse Dunsmore

Senior Reporter

A 21-year-old Oakland University student is facing multiple charges following the discovery of a 13-year-old Oklahoma girl in his apartment, according to a report on WXYZ Detroit News.

WXYZ reported that Jaime Villanueva is accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl he met on the Internet. According to the report, Villanueva drove from Novi to Sand Springs, Okla. — a distance of over 900 miles one way — to pick up the girl and bring her back to Michigan.

The trip happened sometime during the week of March 17. On the day the girl went missing, reported WXYZ. The girl’s mother called authorities, who tracked the girl back to Villanueva’s apartment.

Federal investigators said the girl told them Villanueva showed her child pornography and had sex with her three or more times, according to the report.

Villanueva was arraigned in court March 26, reported WXYZ, and faces charges of online enticement, transportation of a minor to engage in criminal sex, and possession of child pornography.

The Oakland Post called Villanueva but was unable to reach him. A call to John O’Brien, the U.S. attorney interviewed about the case by WXYZ, was not returned.

A Michigan Sex Offender Registry search indicated no prior offenses by Villanueva.

According to statistics from toptenreviews.com, based on sex offender registries in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., Michigan’s registered sex offenders make up .395 percent of the Michigan population — the second-highest proportion nation-wide, right after Alaska (.625 percent) and just above Montana (.392 percent).

Oakland University officials could not be reached for comment.