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Battle Creek Man To Be Charged In The Death Of His Infant
The Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office will seek an open murder charge for a Battle Creek man already charged with child abuse.
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Battle Creek Woman Charged With Child Abuse
A 25 year old Battle Creek woman is being charged with abuse and assaults against twin sisters in her care. She is the step mother of the children.
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Battle Creek Man Pleads Guilty To Branch County Kidnapping Plot
The fourth and final co-defendant in a Coldwater child sex abuse conspiracy ring pleaded guilty this morning in Branch County Circuit Court to two felonies.
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Judge Rules Dad Does Have A Say In Son’s Gender Transition
Renk: Some sanity actually made its way into a court room.
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Battle Creek Man Charged With Raping, Assaulting 12-Year-Old
Dawson Burk was arraigned on charges in two separate cases; he was first charged with two first-degree criminal sexual conduct counts for the alleged rape of the 12-year-old.
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At Least 15 Years For Battle Creek Man Who Raped 6-Year-Old
At the sentencing hearing Judge John Hallacy let his own feelings be known, calling him a “sick individual” and saying that “you are the kind of person we are all frightened of for our kids”.
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Battle Creek Man Has Convictions Thrown Out In 'Shaken Baby' Case
It's unclear if this ruling will prompt the Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office to get ready for a new trial, or to potentially drop charges.
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Man Arrested For Allegedly Groping 16-Year-Old At Cereal Festival
Police were contacted Saturday morning by the 16-year-old girl and her mother; the girl says that she had been standing when she initially thought the man bumped into her.