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Kalamazoo man facing charges after 13-year-old's abduction, sexual assault Monroe County man charged in sword attack, sexual assault A 60-year-old man is heading to prison for having sex with a teen-aged boy he met on a gay website that describes itself as “the best place to meet guys who are serious about hooking up."ĭavid Wayne Heuker was sentenced to between 7 and 15 years in prison for having sex with the 13-year-old Grand Rapids boy multiple times over Memorial Day weekend.