Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Detroit, Michigan, USA · 2018

Michigan: priest Patrick Casey convicted of aggravated assault

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

Catholic priest, Archdiocese of Detroit

Organization

Archdiocese of Detroit

Spiritual nexus

Access to the victim arose from Casey's position as an Archdiocese of Detroit priest.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2018-01-01 · conviction and sentencing

Michigan district/circuit court (Michigan Department of Attorney General prosecution). Patrick Casey was convicted of aggravated assault and sentenced to 45 days in jail with one year of probation. One of nine convictions secured through the Michigan attorney general's clergy-abuse investigation; the least severe disposition of the nine but a criminal conviction independently confirmed.

Primary record

official attorney general press release prosecution summary Michigan Department of Attorney General, 'Active Clergy Abuse Prosecutions Conclude with Sentencing of Ann Arbor Priest for Criminal Sexual Conduct' (Nov. 9, 2023).: Official AG summary of the clergy-abuse prosecution docket recording Casey's conviction and sentence.
state news roundup case status compilation 'Here's where the Michigan AG's sweeping Catholic clergy sex abuse investigation stands,' Gander Newsroom.: Case-status roundup confirming Casey's charge and sentence.

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