April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the Huron County Prosecutor’s Office joined the CAN Council, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, Huron County Sherriff’s Department, and Bad Axe Police Department to encourage everyone across Michigan’s Thumb region, and beyond, to take simple actions that every day can make a difference in the lives of children. #ChildAbusePreventionMonth #ThrivingFamilies
Daniel Horetski of Port Austin, and Kevin Manor of Sebewaing were both arrested during a Human Trafficking Task Force sting initiated by the Huron County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Sanilac and Tuscola County Sheriff’s Offices, the Sanilac County Drug Task Force and the Bad Axe Police Department. On Thursday, March 2, 2023, they both pled no contest to charges that were brought.
On October 12, 2022, a Huron County jury found David William Gray guilty of two counts Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 1st Degree and two counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct in the Second Degree. All four counts involve the Defendant sexually assaulting two minor children when they were under the age of 13.
On September 26, 2022, Bales pleaded no contest in the 52nd Circuit Court of Huron County as charged to Child Sexually Abusive Material, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000; Computers-Using to Commit a Crime, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000; and Children-Accosting for Immoral Purposes, a felony punishable by up to 4 years in prison and a fine of up to $4,000.
