Wyoming man pleads guilty in 2013 sexual assaults in Kalamazoo County

(CBS DETROIT) – A 30-year-old man has pled responsible in connection to 2 sexual assaults he dedicated towards two Kalamazoo County girls in 2013.

Michael Vincenzo Johnson of Casper, Wyoming, pled responsible to 2 counts of third-degree legal sexual assault, Michigan Legal professional Dana Nessel introduced Thursday.

Officers say the primary incident occurred on Jan. 19, 2013, in a Western Michigan College dorm room. 

The sufferer was an 18-year-old freshman who was in a state of utmost intoxication and bodily helpless, and Johnson was a 20-year-old upperclassman. 

The second assault occurred at a house on Feb. 15 or 16 in Augusta, Michigan. 

Officers say Johnson pressured himself on a 16-year-old highschool pupil throughout this incident. 

The Western Michigan College Police Division referred the case to the Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Equipment Initiative (SAKI) mission in 2017.

SAKI reopened the case in 2020 and realized in regards to the second sufferer throughout the investigation. Authorities interviewed the sufferer and the defendant. Officers say the sufferer’s sexual assault package was examined in 2013, however a police report was not generated. 

“SAKI investigators realized that Johnson had moved to Wyoming in January 2016 to develop into a sportswriter for an area newspaper, mentioned the legal professional normal’s workplace. “The 23-year-old nearly instantly started pursuing sexual relationships with feminine highschool college students and athletes. Johnson was arrested in Wyoming in April 2016 on prices of accosting minors for immoral functions, manufacturing baby pornography, and offering marijuana to minors.”

Johnson served time in a Wyoming jail.

As soon as paroled, he was arrested on the SAKI prices. In Might 2022, he was extradited to Kalamazoo.

“Each victims, who watched the defendant’s responsible plea through Zoom, voiced their gratitude for the chance to work with the SAKI staff and have their instances re-investigated and prosecuted,” mentioned the legal professional normal’s workplace. “The ladies have acknowledged how detrimental the sexual assaults and lack of prosecution had been for them, and so they indicated the optimistic results of getting justice and closure. The result’s that they lastly really feel believed.”

His sentencing is scheduled for March 20 at 8:30 a.m.