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The judge said the court had “no choice” but to declare a mistrial and order Larry Martin to undergo a mental competency exam before he can be tried again.

34-year-old Jeffrey Wimberly was in Calhoun County Court Tuesday; he’s charged with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Prosecutors say that in 2002, Wimberly raped a woman, with his cousin holding the victim's hands so she couldn’t fight back.

A Battle Creek man has become the latest to be charged in connection to an old sexual assault kit getting tested. The Battle Creek Enquirer says that 55-year-old Arthur French was charged Tuesday with three Criminal Sexual Conduct charges, two in the first-degree; a 52-year-old woman says French sexually assaulted her shortly after he demanded $25 from her in August 2009...

Sentencing took place Friday for a Battle Creek man who pleaded guilty to sexual assault after a rape kit was finally tested. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports that 24-year-old David Hull was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison, on several criminal sexual conduct charges...

The first, and likely not the last, sexual assault cold-case in Battle Creek was reopened with charges this week. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports that 24-year-old David Hull was arraigned Wednesday on a third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge, for allegedly assaulting a teenage girl in December of 2013...