CRIMESTOPPERS

from WDIV Detroit TV 4

Birmingham police are involved in an international search for a man who they said sexually assaulted a 7-year-old boy. On Oct. 4, a concerned parent contacted the Birmingham police Department, telling them she believed her 7-year-old son had been sexually assaulted. A child forensic interviewer questioned the boy, who detailed several sex acts that took place.

The man the boy singled out in each alleged assault is Claudio Luigi Caffelli, 25, whose last known address is 2281 W. Lincoln St. in Birmingham. Caffelli denied all allegations, and when the case was turned over to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office on Oct. 26, warrants were issued. Officials believe that Caffelli has fled the country. Caffelli's cell phone provider used a GPS tracking device that traced Caffelli's line to Peru.

Caffelli, who is originally from Italy, has coached a youth soccer team in the area for years, but according to police, he met the boy through family friends. Caffelli is charged with three separate counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, each count carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison.

Anyone with information should call the Birmingham Police Department at 248-644-3405 ext. 218.