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Michigan’s New ‘Revenge Porn’ Law
If you have been following our previous posts, you will know that there was a bill in the works for quite a while that addressed the issue of “revenge porn.” Well after months of consideration, having passed both the Michigan House and the Senate, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley signed SB 924 and 925 into…
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Stuart Dunnings Accepts Plea in Prostitution Case
Stuart Dunnings III, the former Ingham County Prosecutor, has accepted a plea offer in the ongoing prostitution and human trafficking case against him. He appeared this afternoon in the Ingham County Court before Jackson County District Judge Michael Klaeren, where he admitted to having paid for sexual services. The case has been overseen by…
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Middle School Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex With Student in Roscommon County
Just days before his trial was set to begin in Roscommon County, Michigan, 31-year-old Vaughn J. Canamore has accepted a plea agreement in which he has agreed to plead guilty to having sex with an underage student. Initially Canamore was charged with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim between…
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Officer Accused of Post Arrest Sex Assault
Erich Fritz, a former officer with the Covert Police Department in Van Buren County, is accused of sexually assaulting someone after a drunk driving arrest. Fritz had apparently only been an officer with that force for two months before these allegations were made. Fritz resigned from the police department. According to Detective Sergeant…
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Woman Arrested For Prostitution Without Revealing HIV+
A woman from Otsego County in northern Michigan is accused of soliciting sex on Craigslist. What makes her case distinctly different from the thousands of other people who do, and have done exactly that, is that she is said to be HIV positive. Worse yet, she allegedly failed to disclose it to her clients.…
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Convicted Sex Offender Running For Bay County County Sheriff in Michigan
Kenneth Zolnierek, a 52-year-old resident of Bay City, is a registered sex offender who has been convicted of multiple felonies. The only difference between him and most other convicted sex offenders in Michigan, is that Zolnierek wants to be the next Bay County Sheriff. And the law says that he can be. Zolnierek’s…
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Berrien County Courthouse Shooter Was Facing Sex Crime Charges
Larry Darnell Gordon, 45 years old and now known in the media as the “Berrien County Courthouse shooter” was facing numerous kidnapping and sex crime charges when he attempted to break out of the Berrien County court house. His escape attempt which resulted in two dead court bailiffs, one injured deputy and another injured…
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Kent County Rowing Coach Accused of Filming Girls in Locker Room
A rowing coach from Rockford, MI in the Grand Rapids area has been accused of secretly filming girls changing their clothing in a building used by the rowing team. 30-year-old Rockford men’s rowing head coach Timothy Vallier has been arrested and is being charged with felony counts of Child sexually abusive activity, Using a…
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Charles Pugh Extradited To Michigan To Face CSC Charges
Charles Pugh, the former Detroit City Council President, was accused of molesting a 14-year-old boy during his time in Detroit as weekend morning anchor for local TV station. Pugh is being extradited to Michigan to face charges, from his home in New York City. According to the victim, who is 27-year-old now, Pugh…
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Child Pornography With No Children Involved?
Child pornography, by definition, is pornographic material involving under aged minors. In this digital age, almost all pornographic material is photographic, which means that real people were directly involved in its production. But not always, which is the case in this particular circumstance. According to court records, the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office brought…
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