Man Charged with Making Obscene Calls to Schools - wmbb

The Bay County Sheriff's Office was contacted on October 26, 2012, by the principal of a local school after she received a phone call from a man who claimed to be sexually abusing his three year old daughter.

Subsequent investigation revealed that similar calls were also made to other schools and businesses in Bay County. Working with the Lynn Haven Police Department, the Bay County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division was able to develop Stephen Michael Groo as a suspect.

Contact was made today with Groo. Groo stated during an interview that he placed hundreds of phone calls, but hung up unless his call was answered by a woman. He stated that he spoke to about twenty women.

Stephen Michael Groo, DOB 8-12-85, of 19521 Brandon Road, Fountain, was arrested and charged with False Report of Child Abuse and two counts of Obscene Telephone Calls.

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Information provided by the Bay County Sheriff's Office