The lawyer for a Bay City man charged with having sex with an underage girl began presenting evidence this morning in his client’s trial. Defense attorney Matthew L. Reyes called the alleged victim’s mother to the stand. She said she was concerned about her daughter’s interaction with Mark A. Bennett, 38, as early as May 2010, something she addressed to both her daughter and Bennett. "I took her to a counselor because I thought she had a crush on my husband’s best friend and I didn’t think that was right,” the mother said. “We kept them away for several weeks at that time. We didn’t feel (Bennett) should have any contact with her for any reason.” After discovering some suspicious text messages on her daughter’s cellphone in September 2010, the parents and their daughter went to Bennett’s home to confront him, the mother said. “He never admitted, but he never denied having a sexual relationship with my daughter during that conversation either,” she said.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Mother of alleged victim testifies in Bay City man's sexual assault trial
via MLive.com
The lawyer for a Bay City man charged with having sex with an underage girl began presenting evidence this morning in his client’s trial. Defense attorney Matthew L. Reyes called the alleged victim’s mother to the stand. She said she was concerned about her daughter’s interaction with Mark A. Bennett, 38, as early as May 2010, something she addressed to both her daughter and Bennett. "I took her to a counselor because I thought she had a crush on my husband’s best friend and I didn’t think that was right,” the mother said. “We kept them away for several weeks at that time. We didn’t feel (Bennett) should have any contact with her for any reason.” After discovering some suspicious text messages on her daughter’s cellphone in September 2010, the parents and their daughter went to Bennett’s home to confront him, the mother said. “He never admitted, but he never denied having a sexual relationship with my daughter during that conversation either,” she said.
The lawyer for a Bay City man charged with having sex with an underage girl began presenting evidence this morning in his client’s trial. Defense attorney Matthew L. Reyes called the alleged victim’s mother to the stand. She said she was concerned about her daughter’s interaction with Mark A. Bennett, 38, as early as May 2010, something she addressed to both her daughter and Bennett. "I took her to a counselor because I thought she had a crush on my husband’s best friend and I didn’t think that was right,” the mother said. “We kept them away for several weeks at that time. We didn’t feel (Bennett) should have any contact with her for any reason.” After discovering some suspicious text messages on her daughter’s cellphone in September 2010, the parents and their daughter went to Bennett’s home to confront him, the mother said. “He never admitted, but he never denied having a sexual relationship with my daughter during that conversation either,” she said.
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