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…

  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…

  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…

  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.  …

  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…