A 70-year-old Harrison Township man has been arraigned on multiple criminal sexual conduct charges involving a juvenile victim, in a case prosecutors say stretches across six years. The alleged assaults reportedly occurred several times between June 2009 and December 2015, and a judge set bond at $250,000 cash or surety only.
The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office identified the defendant as Robert Jordan. He faces three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. Prosecutors allege the incidents took place on multiple occasions during the period from 2009 to 2015. Court records show Jordan was arraigned yesterday in 41B District Court in Clinton Township, where bond was set at $250,000 cash or surety only. If he is released, Jordan would be placed on house arrest with a steel-cuff GPS tether, barred from any contact with the victim or anyone younger than 18, and is scheduled for a probable cause conference on June 8 at 41B District Court, as reported by ClickOnDetroit.
Court schedule and process
The probable cause conference is the next formal step in the district court. It is typically where prosecutors and defense counsel decide whether the case will be sent to circuit court for further proceedings or resolved at the district level. Magistrates can also use the hearing to address scheduling, discovery, and any bond conditions that may need to be revisited. Court records did not indicate whether Jordan had retained an attorney, and no defense statement was immediately available.
What the charges carry
Under Michigan law, first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a victim under 13 and a defendant who is 17 or older is the most serious CSC offense and can carry a possible life sentence. For defendants 17 or older convicted of CSC-I against a child under 13, the law imposes a mandatory minimum prison term and requires lifetime electronic monitoring after release. Second-degree criminal sexual conduct is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and can also result in long-term monitoring and sex-offender registration upon conviction, according to the Michigan Courts.
The case is set to return to the 41B District Court on June 8 for the probable cause conference. Jordan, like any defendant, is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
