MICHIGAN
The Voice
By Matthew Fahr
For The Voice
A preliminary hearing for a Macomb Township man accused of inappropriate computer interactions with a student while working as Director of Admissions at Austin Academy was postponed Tuesday morning.
Proceedings in 42-1 District Court against Joseph Sturza were postponed by Judge Denis LeDuc until Feb. 18, 2015 in order to allow more time for discovery in the case.
Sturza, who was also a youth minister at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Macomb Township, faces four counts including child sexual abuse activity.
He is no longer with St. Isidore or Austin Academy and has posted a $50,000 bond since his Nov. 26 arrest.
The remaining charges still pending are two counts of communicating with another person to commit a crime and accosting children for immoral purposes. The child sexual activity charge is a 20-year felony.
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