MICHIGAN
MLive
By Barton Deiters | bdeiters@mlive.com
on November 10, 2014
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A former Catholic school tutor faces life in prison if convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old boy.
But the attorney for Abigail Marie Simon says it is the teen whom police are portraying as the victim who should face charges — not his client.
Simon, of Grand Blanc, is represented by Michael Manley, a high-profile attorney from the Flint area.
Simon is facing trial starting Monday, Nov. 10, in Kent County Circuit Court.
Manley has said he feels he has switched roles with the prosecutor since the beginning of court proceedings in Grand Rapids District Court more than 19 months ago, when the accusations gained national attention as an alleged example of teachers preying on teen students.
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