Overview

• Court records show Michael Browder, 35, was arrested in September and charged with two counts of sexual conduct with a minor.
• Police say the case began after a June 23 call, when a 13-year-old disclosed arranging sex via an adult meetup app while posing as 18.
• Detectives recovered an online conversation from the teen’s laptop that identified Browder, whom an officer recognized as a local drag performer.
• In a Sept. 16 interview, Browder allegedly admitted to sex with the teen and said the apartment was dark and he believed the person was 18 or 19.
• A judge set a $10,000 secured bond with GPS monitoring and no-contact-with-children conditions, and Phoenix Pride removed Browder’s stage persona from its Oct. 18–19 festival lineup.