Students don't want to go to school with their rapist, they tell legislature [View all]
LANSING, MI - Juveniles who have sexually assaulted fellow students would not be allowed to return to school with their victims under legislation considered in the House Law and Justice Committee on Tuesday.
Rep. Lana Theis, R-Brighton, said the bills were inspired by a case in Brighton Area Schools. A student there pleaded guilty to six counts of criminal sexual conduct and was sentenced to 45 days in a youth facility. When he got out, his victims were faced with the possibility of having to go back to school with him.
"This case focuses a spotlight on holes in our current law by exposing a massive lack of protection for victims of sexual assault," Theis said.
House Bills 5530-5532, sponsored by Theis and Rep. Sylvia Santana, D-Detroit, seek to amend Michigan law to stop students from being forced to attend school with their sexual assailants. Juveniles convicted of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th degree criminal sexual assault charges would not be allowed to attend the same school building as their victims.
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