Recently, a 21-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by two teens who are believed to be 13 to 15 years of age, according to police. The attack took place around 9:30 p.m. on Monday as the alleged victim was walking near Fulton Street and Valley Avenue. Now Mary Bueche, South…
A 43-year-old Detroit woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in May of this year according to news reports. Now, Detroit police are requesting help from the public in locating a suspect in the assault. Police believe the man is in his 30s, approximately 5′ 10″ tall and weighing about 160 pounds.…
A former Lansing pediatric dentist, 65-year-old Dr. Wendell Racette, was convicted on August 24 on 15 counts of criminal sexual conduct for the sexual assault of a child who was a patient more than 10 years ago. Racette was found guilty of 10 counts of second degree CSC and 5…
Recently, Midland County sheriff’s deputies conducted address verification of registered sex offenders across the county. The process began on August 7th and was completed on August 23rd. These checks are conducted four times each year; there were 161 homes checked by deputies in the county, and no violations were found.…
A recent 6th circuit case has the potential to impact sexual assault cases in Michigan. In Gagne v. Booker, the Court of Appeals reviewed the legal doctrine called the “rape shield law.” The “rape shield” law provides that defendants in rape cases are not allowed to introduce evidence of an…
Michigan news reports that a Saginaw County criminal sexual misconduct preliminary hearing has been delayed. The case involves two teenaged boys arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl while the three were in highschool together at Saginaw Township’s Heritage Highschool. The two are charged with third…
The Michigan Senate has just approved a new teacher/student sex provision aimed at expanding prohibitions against sex between school employees and students. The legislation passed by the Senate in a 36-2 vote Tuesday makes it a crime for school employees such as administrators and teachers to have sex with students,…
A local website is under investigation as a conduit for prostitution. SeekingArrangement.com is a website that is designed to bring men and women together. According to news reports, because men pay women cash for their time, the site has come under fire as really providing “high-tech hookers.” The women on…
Michigan news reports that a Berrien Springs massage therapist and former pastor has pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault. The Berrien County sex crime charges stem from an incident where Johan Albert Abrahams of St Joseph allegedly inappropriately touched a woman’s breast and thigh. WSBT news reveals…
Central Michigan Life news reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Uniform Crime Unit has recently changed its definition of forcible rape to include males as victims, updating the definition and bringing it more in line with Michigan’s model law. The new law does not distinguish between genders and…