Category: Child Molestation
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Sparta Man Accused of Raping Teen, Pretending He Was a Baby
Tyler Ryan Lowis, a 22-year-old Sparta man, has been bound over for trial on allegations that he repeatedly sexually assaulted two teenage brothers. At a recent hearing in the 63rd District Court in Kent County, Lowis waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was therefore scheduled for a hearing in Kent County Circuit…
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Child Molestation: What You Need To Know About False Allegations (Part 2)
In our previous installment in this two part series on false allegations of child molestation, The Kronzek Firm looked at two of the four most common scenarios where false allegations are likely to happen. Moving forward we would like to look at the next two. Briefly however, we reiterate what a false sexual…
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Child Molestation: What You Need To Know About False Allegations (Part 1)
Having discussed at length how the law defines molestation, and how that charge would be handled here in Michigan, we now talk about another, often less talked about aspect of this topic – false allegations of child molestation. By definition, a false allegation is a lie. It is an accusation that a person…
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Child Molestation: What You Need To Know About Michigan Law (Part 2)
In this series we are talking about a really difficult subject – child molestation. Don’t worry, we’re not discussing graphic details or anything of that nature. We are simply talking about how Michigan law defines child molestation and the difficulties faced by the defense attorney in challenging these types of accusations in court. …
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Child Molestation: What You Need To Know About Michigan Law (Part 1)
The word molestation raises instant emotions in people, none of them good. People experience anger, disgust and even fear when the subject is raised. But ask anyone exactly what molestation is, and many of them cannot articulate it for you. In part, this could be because it’s a distasteful subject and so they haven’t…
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Charles Pugh Accused of Sex Crimes With Minor?
Michigan has had a really bad run of late, when it comes to our people in positions of authority. The Flint water crisis, which had celebrities on the other side of the country calling for Governor Snyder’s head on a platter, the sex scandal involving two of our state legislators, the arrest of Ingham…
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Not Guilty Plea For Wayne County Bus Monitor Accused of CSC
Rocky Perillo, a bus monitor for Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, has entered a not guilty plea in response to the sexual assault charges he is facing. After his arrest by the Northville Township Police, Perillo appeared in the 35th District Court in Plymouth, Michigan where his attorney entered the plea on his behalf. According…
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Father Accused of Sexually Assaulting Foster Daughter in Grand Rapids
Keith Waters, a 37-year-old Grand Rapids resident of Kent County, is accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with his underaged foster daughter. If convicted, he is facing the possibility of up to life in prison. According to court documents, the alleged relationship lasted at least five months beginning on December 22, 2014 through…
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Murder Charges For Prison Sex Offender Killing
Timothy R. Dickerson, a current prisoner in the St. Louis Correctional Facility, is headed to court to face murder charges. According to court documents, Dickerson, who is serving time for unarmed robbery, is accused of strangling his cellmate to death during an argument. 23-year-old Jason Nathaniel Turnbull was found unresponsive in his cell…