CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A sex offender known in his neighborhood as "Michael Jackson" is accused of cornering an 11-year-old girl and trying to get her to come back to his apartment.

James Bonner, 54, is charged with misdemeanor child enticement and unlawful restraint.

He pleaded not guilty Monday at his arraignment in Cleveland Municipal Court and his bond was set at $1,000.

He's being housed at Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare in Sagamore Hills, according to court records.

The 11-year-old girl's mother told police Bonner is known in the neighborhood as "Michael Jackson," according to police reports.

The incident happened about 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 at the girl's apartment. She wasn't able to get into the apartment because the door was jammed, police reports say.

The girl walked back downstairs. Bonner followed her and asked where her mother was. The girl didn't respond and Bonner asked: "You wanna come with me?" police reports say.

Bonner followed her out of the building and cornered her against the wall. He blocked her in with his arms and leaned over her, police reports say.

A neighbor walked by and asked the girl if she was okay. The girl was crying and motioned to the neighbor that she was in distress. Bonner quickly walked away after the neighbor approached them, according to police reports.

Detectives wrote in court records that Bonner did this with "sexual motivation." The girl told police she was scared of the man and felt like he was going to hurt her.

The neighbor took the girl back to his apartment and called the girl's mother, who returned from the buying groceries. The girl's mother had her son's friend send her a photo of the man they call "Michael Jackson" to see if it was the same person who cornered her daughter.

The girl said it was, according to police.

Bonner was convicted in 1993 of gross sexual imposition and was sentenced to one year in prison. In that case, he pleaded guilty to reaching under a woman's skirt and groping her in Lakewood.

Bonner in 1996 was convicted of aggravated assault, attempted felonious assault and aggravated burglary for attacking a teacher in the teacher's lounge at Mary Bethune Elementary School in Cleveland.

He punched the teacher and threw a chair at her. The teacher suffered bruises to her ribs and left hip. He was sentenced to between two and 10 years in prison.

Bonner also has five other convictions for theft and drug possession dating to 1990.

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