Motions to dismiss charges against local priest accused of sexual assault denied

SAGINAW COUNTY (MI)
WNEM

August 6, 2018

A local priest facing accusations of sexual misconduct appeared in court Monday morning.

A judge heard several motions on Father Robert DeLand’s case.

DeLand was arrested back in February on claims of assaulting two men – a then 21-year-old who said he was intoxicated when DeLand made sexual advances towards him, and a then 17-year-old who went undercover for police when he claimed assault.

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