Case advances against cop accused of sexually assaulting police cadet

The case towards a Farmington Hills police officer accused of sexually assaulting a police cadet has been moved from district court docket to Oakland County Circuit Court docket for doable trial.

On the conclusion of a preliminary examination on November 20, District Decide Travis Reed (52-1) determined the case towards Michael Rybinski, ruling that the proof established possible trigger.

Rybinski, 31, of WIxom, is charged with one rely of prison sexual conduct within the third diploma and three counts of prison sexual conduct within the fourth diploma for an alleged assault that allegedly occurred outdoors of labor on June 16.

Rybinski is on administrative go away, based on Farmington Hills police.

As beforehand reported, the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Workplace mentioned the alleged sufferer acknowledged the incident occurred in her automotive after she agreed to present Rybinski a trip dwelling. He allegedly known as her earlier than the trip and acknowledged that he was drunk. He’s accused of groping her, forcibly fondling her and attempting to kiss her regardless of her repeatedly telling him to cease. The alleged sufferer reported the incident the subsequent day, the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned. Farmington Hills police then referred the incident to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace Particular Investigations Unit, the prosecutor’s workplace mentioned.

Rybinski was launched after posting $2,000 – the required 10% of the $20,000 bond set at his arraignment in district court docket. With the bindover, his arraignment in Superior Court docket is scheduled for December 4 earlier than Decide Mary Ellen Brennan.

Prison sexual conduct within the third diploma carries a jail sentence of as much as 15 years. CSC within the fourth diploma is punishable by as much as two years in jail.