sexual assault

The Michigan Attorney General’s office has issued charges against five men who were priests for sexual assault, including one in the Kalamazoo Diocese.

The young women all had to be placed into foster homes because they are suffering from "cognitive impairments" related to the crimes against them.

The man reportedly posed as a 17-year-old online before driving across several states to meet the teen.

On Monday, 33-year-old Caleb Buck waived a preliminary examination, after he was arrested December 27.

A former Athens High School teacher will not be able to defend himself against accusations of sexually assaulting a student of his by claiming the girl was a willing participant.

According to the Michigan State Police, their investigation revealed that the Reverend Strick Strickland from the Second Baptist Church paid four victims under the age of 17 to have sex with him at his family home.

This new arrest is similar to one announced Thursday; both cases involve Battle Creek men out on parole for sex crimes, who have been busted for allegedly possessing child sexually abusive material on a cell phone.

The MSP’s Computer Crimes Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force says on Thursday that their investigation into 25-year-old Richard Bilicki began after the Michigan Department of Corrections seized cell phones from him.

Donald Johnston had been set to appear in court Tuesday after being arraigned on nine counts of criminal sexual conduct, but his defense attorney asked for a delay because he claimed he didn’t have enough time to review records regarding the accusations from three alleged victims.

Jason Bushong had pleaded no contest to first-degree criminal sexual conduct in October for grooming a 15-year-old student and engaging in a lengthy relationship with her, having sex with her multiple times. He also allegedly attempted to approach other young girls.