Michigan man, 38, who left sexual note on teen girls car is caught...because of his own mistake

A Michigan man who allegedly left a note on a teenagers car offering to pay her for sexual favors was arrested because he foolishly left his own phone number on the message.

Thomas Mellick Hensler, 38, received a call from the cops not long after he allegedly left the note on the 17-year-old girls car.

The victim was at a Target in Auburn Hills on March 18 when she returned to the parking lot to find a suspicious note pinned to her vehicle.

Police described the communication as, sexually explicit and soliciting in nature. 

The teen reported it to the police, who used the number supplied to contact Hensler, of Clarkston, who they determined was still inside a car in the parking lot.

Police said they found what they believe to be methamphetamine inside his vehicle. Hensler was arrested and lodged at the Oakland County Jail. 

The next day Oakland County Prosecutors Office authorized felony charges of child sexually abusive activity, using a computer to commit a crime and drug possession.

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald told Mid Michigan Now that police had received reports from other parents about similar incidents.

Thomas Mellick Hensler, 38, allegedly left a note on a teenagers car offering to pay her for sexual favors  and was arrested after he left his phone number on the message

The victim was at a Target in Auburn Hills on March 18 when she returned to the parking lot to find a suspicious note pinned to her vehicle

Multiple parents have since reported their children found similar notes on their cars with the same phone number, she said. 

If you believe your children were targeted in this way, please contact your local police. 

We take every incident seriously because we need to know if this was serial behavior. 

Hensler was arraigned the same day he was charged at the 52-3rd District Court in front of Magistrate Holt.

Holt set his bond at $25,000 cash/surety, with no 10 percent allowed. 

If Hensler posts bond, he is ordered to wear a GPS tether and is prohibited from returning to the Target or having any unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 18. 

He is due back in court on March 27 before Judge Asadoorian.  If convicted on all counts, Hensler could spend up to 50 years in jail.