Michigan Child Exploitation Law
<h2> <center> United Sattes of America v. Erich Zeeb </h2> </center>
Marquette, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children. Erich Zeeb, 51, of Roanoke, Virginia, exploited a 15 years old, online in 2012. He presented himself to the victim and her parents as an Olympian-in-training and someone who could help the victim with her own Olympic aspirations. As U.S. District Judge Jane M. Beckering stated ... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - MI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Robert Glapinski </h2> </center>
Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing thousands of images of child pornography. Dr. Robert Glapinski, 62, of Capac, Michigan. was accused to possession and distributing thousands of pornographic immages. On March 5, 2025, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cybertip from Google that a user had child pornog... More...
$ (04-03-2026 - MI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Thomas Patrick Shannon </h2> </center>
Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children. Thomas Shannon, 44, exploited at least eighteen children online, ranging in ages from 12 to 17. Police discovered Shannon’s crimes when a16-year-old minor in North Carolina reported that she had been sexually exploited on Snapchat. Investigators identified the perpetrato... More...
$ (03-06-2026 - MI)United States of America v. Thomas Patrick Shannon
Grand Rapids, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with exploitation of children From 2019 through 2024, Thomas Shannon, 44, previously of Byron Center, exploited at least eighteen children online, ranging in ages from 12 to 17. Police discovered Shannon’s crimes when a16-year-old minor in North Carolina reported that she had been sexually exploited on Snapcha... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - MI)Clarence Borns v. Troy Crisman, Warden
Detroit, Michigan: n December 2012, a vandal broke the windows of two homes owned by Evelyn Hardwick. She called the police, who said there was nothing they could do. But Hardwick “wanted to find out exactly . . . why . . . someone [would] come and tear out [her] windows in mid winter for absolutely nothing.” R. 23-6, Pg. ID 1715. She suspected the reason had something to do with her son, Jame... More...
$ (02-14-2026 - MI)Koren Wagner v. Hanon Systems USA, LLC
Ann Arbor, Michigan labor law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes national standards for minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor. Enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor (.gov), it applies to most private and public employees. Key provisions include a... More...
$ (02-13-2026 - MI)<H2> United States of America v. Martin Daryl Waskowski
Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with exploitation of children and possession of porn. On December 3, 2025, Martin Daryl Waskowski, 38, of Royal Oak. was traveling from Canada back to the United States when he was stopped by Customs and Border Protection inspections at a border crossing in Vermont. Waskowski’s digital devices, including a cell phone... More...
$ (12-10-2025 - MI)<H2> United States of America v. Kevin Lavon Giles
Detroit, Michigan, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking children by force, fraud or coercion. Kevin Lavon Giles, 59, of Detroit, was convicted of two counts of sex trafficking children and through force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of sex trafficking an adult through force, fraud, or coercion. The testimony at trial proved Giles exploited his f... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - MI)Cheyenne Johnson v. Mount Pleasant Public Schools, et al.
Bay City, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that her child's rights were violated.<br> <br> This is a case about a public-school teacher, <br> Jason Russell, who had good reason to believe that a student, X.M., brought a handgun to school; <br> Russell's actions to protect against that threat; and the lawsuit by Cheyenne Johnson, X.M.'s <br> mother, against Russell... More...
$0 (09-20-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Elam </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Caledonia Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting High School Girls</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i><... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - MI)United States of America v. Emuel Jose Viramontes-Jernandez, aka Amador Carrillo
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child porn.<br> <br> Viramontes-Hernandez admitted the following facts as part of his plea agreement. In 2020,<br> his brother was under thirteen years old, and Viramontes-Hernandez knew his brother was under<br> thirteen years old. On multiple occasions, he removed his brother's clothes and touched... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - MI)Gerald Novak; Adam Wenzel v. William L. Federspiel
Bay City, Michigan personal injury lawyers presented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories claiming hey own fourteen firearmsseized in a criminal investigation that ended years ago.<br> <br> Sheriff William Federspiel refused to turn the firearms over to Novak and Wenzel because he contends they have not proven that they own them. So they sued Federspiel under 42 U.S.C. § 19... More...
$0 (06-26-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Evan Mercer </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Detroit Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Farmington, Michigan man was sentenced... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - MI)Nicholas Richard Aiello v. Allison Aiello
Howell, Michigan family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> The parties married in 2010 and have two children together, VA and SA, who were born in 2012 and 2015, respectively.[2] The parties' marriage began to deteriorate in 2018, and although the parties attended counseling to address their marital issues, the relationship continued to deteriorate. In May 2022, plaintiff a... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - MI)State of Michigan v. William Johnson
Brighton, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> William Johnson, a former church pastor, was charged with putting a secret camera in a bathroom at 2 42 Community Church.<br> <br> Johnson was charged with 15 counts, including child sexual abuse.... More...
$0 (04-18-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Jose Montoya </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting Children </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Illegal Alien Sentenced to 292 Months for Sexually Exploiting Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jose Montoya, 62, was sentenced to 292 months in ... More...
$0 (04-07-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Brandon Lee Chase </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Oceana County Man Sentenced To 90 Years For Sexually Exploiting A Child</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Brandon Lee Chase, 45, of Wal... More...
$0 (02-18-2025 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Gary Matthew Hughes </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Coercion and Enticement of a Minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Gary Matthew Hughes, 36, of Piqua, Ohio, p... More...
$0 (02-10-2025 - MI)Kyle Edward Arquette v. Kathrine Joanne Carr
Tawas City, Michigan family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce including child custody.<br> <br> The parties are the biological parents of AJC, who was born in January 2015. The parties briefly dated, but they ended their relationship shortly after defendant became pregnant with AJC. Shortly thereafter, defendant moved from Michigan to Florida, where AJC was born. Following AJC's bir... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Terrence Donte Clay </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking And Sexually Exploiting A Minor </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Grand Rapids Man Sentenced To 300 Months For Trafficking And Sexually Exploiting A Minor</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney f... More...
$0 (11-14-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Johnathan Ashford </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Murder and Assault with the Intent to Murder on the Isabella Reservation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mt. Pleasant Man Sentenced to Over 33 Years in Prison for Murder and Assault with the Intent to Murder on the Isabella Reservation</h... More...
$0 (11-08-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Jeremy McCallum </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with SEXUALLY EXPLOITING CHILDREN </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> HOLLY MAN SENTENCED TO 85 YEARS FOR SEXUALLY EXPLOITING CHILDREN</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On January 31, 2020, law enforcement searched Jeremy McCallum'... More...
$0 (10-09-2024 - MI)Katie J. Kelly v. Timothy L. Sholander
<h2><br> Marquette, Michigan divorce lawyer represented wife and husband in a marriage dissolution.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Plaintiff appeals by right the trial court's order denying her request for a change of legal residence for herself and the parties' three minor children. We conclude that the trial court's failure to address the application of the 100-mile rule set forth in MCL 722.31(1) was ... More...
$0 (10-01-2024 - MI)Jayel Gafford v. Robert Gafford
<h2><br> Howell, Michigan divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Defendant appeals as of right from the parties' January 2024 judgment of divorce (JOD), entered following a three-day bench trial. The parties had one child, AG, who was born in August 2015. Defendant also had four children from a prior marriage. This appeal involves the weekly... More...
$0 (10-04-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Avis Damone Coward </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Possession Of A Gun </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lansing Man Sentenced For Illegal Possession Of A Gun After Two-Year-Old Found The Gun And Killed Himself</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Avis Coward, ... More...
$0 (10-06-2024 - MI)Shari Lynn Oliver v. Matthew Warren Oliver
<h2><br> Mount Clemens, Michigan divorce lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a marriage dissolution case.<br> </center><br> <br> The parties married in March 2011. At that time, plaintiff owned a home in Waterford and defendant owned a home in Clinton Township. They lived in defendant's Clinton Township home after the marriage and converted plaintiff's Waterford home to rental prope... More...
$0 (09-19-2024 - MI)Ronald S. Klimkewicz v. Sarah L. Klimkewicz
<h2><br> Saginaw, Michigan paternity law lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant.<br> <h2><br> <br> This action concerns whether the trial court followed the proper procedures under the Revocation of Paternity Act (ROPA), MCL 722.1431 et seq., when deciding plaintiff's motion to revoke paternity. The record indicates that the parties were married in 2006. Sometime afterward, defendant move... More...
$0 (09-20-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Samuel Ogoshi; Samson Ogoshi </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Sextortion Scheme That Resulted In Death Of Teen </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ogoshi Brothers Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms In Sextortion Scheme That Resulted In Death Of Teen</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <... More...
$0 (09-05-2024 - MI)United States of America v. Samul Ogoshi and Samson Ogoshi
<h2><br> <?h2><br> Grand Rapids, Michigan conspiracy to sexually exploit a minor criminal Defense lawyers represented the Defendants.<br> <br> Samuel Ogoshi, age 24, and Samson Ogoshi, age 21, both of Lagos, Nigeria, were charged with Conspiracy to Sexually Exploit Minors. On March 25, 2022, 17-year-old high school student, Jordan DeMay, from Marquette, Michigan, died as a result of this sextortio... More...
$0 (09-06-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Quiyemabi Summerlin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 17.5 years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> For years, Quiyemabi Summerlin, age 45, preyed on drug addicted women and lured them in... More...
$0 (08-27-2024 - MI)State of Michigan v. James Burdridge, Jr.
<h2><br> Mount Clemens, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a count of aggravated child sexually abusive activity as well as a count of using a computer to commit a crime.<br> </h2><br> <br> On April 1, 2023, Burbridge coerced his girlfriend at the time, Damya Lovely, 18, to perform a sexual act with a child a... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Todd Stafford </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Wisconsin Man Sentenced For Sexually Victimizing A Minor </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sexually Victimizing A Minor</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Todd Stafford, 60, of Bailey's Harbor, Wisconsin, was convict... More...
$0 (07-17-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Eric Hartman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting Minors </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Saginaw Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Sexually Exploiting Minors</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Eric Hartman, 34, of Saginaw, committed crimes that be... More...
$0 (07-01-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Kristian Ignacio Feliz </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sex Abuse </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Man Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison For Child Sex Abuse Following Extradition From Spain </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney for the Western Distric... More...
$0 (05-30-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Borodich </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, MI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting a Child </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Detroit Man Sentenced To 45 Years in Prison For Sexually Exploiting a Child </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Detroit man was sentenced to 45 years in federal... More...
$0 (05-28-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Torey Franklin </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sex Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced To 26 Years In Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> "Torey Franklin's, age 29, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was arr... More...
$0 (04-10-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Brian Ray Stefono </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Grand Haven Man Sentenced To 27 Years For Child Exploitation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten toda... More...
$0 (05-20-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. John Michael Garron </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Detroit, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Ingham County Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexual Exploitation of Children </h2></center><br> <br> An Ingham County man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison f... More...
$0 (05-10-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Tyrone Lekese Hooper </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Lansing Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegal Gun Possession </h2></center><br> <br> Tyrone Lekese Hooper, 25, of Lansing, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Hooper pled guilty to on... More...
$0 (05-08-2024 - MI)<h1> United States of America v. Ian Jason Lipsky </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation Offenses.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> East Lansing Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Child Exploitation Offenses </h2></center><br> <br> Ian Jason Lipsky, age 51, of East Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced to 30 years i... More...
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