Trial set for former cop charged with hiring teen for sex

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A trial date has been set for a former Northwest police officer charged with hiring a teen hooker.

Investigators charged Michael Hayes with participating in the prostitution of a minor after they say he paid a 17-year-old girl $60 for a sex act in Boiling Spring Lakes. They also say he filed a false report about how his car got shot.

The Brunswick County District Attorney’s Office says a trial for Hayes is set to start April 21.