Michigan Supreme Court sends 2009 sexual assault case back to Bay County Circuit Court

Following a ruling by the state Supreme Court, a Bay City man charged with sexually molesting a preteen girl might soon face a trial, three years since he was charged. In a 4-3 decision, the state’s highest court this month remanded the case of Richard K. Pullen to Bay County Circuit Court for trial. Though Pullen, 58, was charged with two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of aggravated indecent exposure in 2009, the case has been on hold since Circuit Judge Joseph K. Sheeran in 2010 ruled prosecutors could not present evidence of past sexual abuse in Pullen’s trial.

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