MICHIGAN
Lansing State Journal
Written by
Kevin Grasha
A former Catholic school teacher accused of sexual crimes against two children has pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges, and prosecutors have dropped all criminal sexual conduct charges he faced.
At a hearing last month in Ingham County Circuit Court, 40-year-old Christopher deMorrow admitted kicking his former wife in the back in a dispute over what to watch on television. She suffered a severe bruise to her tailbone, court documents say.
He also admitted in court that he “ripped a rake out of” his former wife’s hand during a dispute, placing her in fear.
But testimony his former wife gave last year during a preliminary hearing — including descriptions of deMorrow allegedly masturbating in front of children, touching a child inappropriately and licking a child’s face — was not mentioned.
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