Trenton man charged with sex crimes against…
Trenton man charged with sex crimes against teens bound over in court
By Ashley Sword and The News-Herald |
PUBLISHED: July 2, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. | UPDATED: June 17, 2021 at 11:32 a.m.
TRENTON – The case against a 34-year-old Trenton man charged with sexually assaulting two teens is moving onto Wayne County Circuit Court.
Nicholas Vuich appeared before 33rd District Judge Jennifer Coleman-Hesson for a preliminary examination of the evidence against him on June 30.
According to police, a 14-year-old girl reported that during a two weekend period between Feb. 21 and March 1, she went over to her friend's house for sleepovers. She said on the first night, Vuich, who also was at the house, asked if she would "do anything with him." After initially saying no, she told police she agreed to have sex with him because she "wanted to feel loved."
According to police, she and Vuich engaged in at least a dozen sexual acts over the course of the two weekends.
After that weekend, she said she didn't have any contact with him except when she saw him at a nearby apartment building and he said "hi" to her.
Sometime prior to the sexual engagements, he befriended her on Facebook and contacted her via private message where he began asking her for nude photographs, which she ended up sending to him.
The second incident involves a 13-year-old girl who stayed at Vuich's house for the day on May 24. She said she went there with three friends and that they hung out outside most of the day. She said her and another friend stayed so they could watch a movie. She said she fell asleep on the couch in the living room. During the night, the girl said she felt something touching her leg, but she thought it was one of the dogs so she ignored it and went back to sleep.
She awoke to Vuich touching her inappropriately, but didn't tell him to stop because was scared.
Vuich is charged with five counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony punishable upon conviction by 15 years in prison for each count; one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct causing injury to an incapacitated victim, a 15-year felony; one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct/assault, a five-year felony; and one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct, a two-year misdemeanor.
Vuich is set to be arraigned on the charges in circuit court at 9 a.m. July 7. He is being held on a $500,000 cash bond.
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