Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A 19-year-old Livonia man will be spending a major portion of his life in state prison now that he has been sentenced to 10 years to life with the Department of Correctional Services on Tuesday morning for having sex acts performed on him by a 12-year-old girl while he was 18. John Fleming, 19, lost at trial and was convicted … [Read more...]
Fleming Found Guilty of Predatory Sexual Assault on Child
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – John Fleming, 19, was found guilty on Thursday of Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child, an A-II felony, by a Livingston County jury and now faces a potential life sentence. Fleming himself took the stand Thursday morning and claimed that he lied to Mount Morris Police Chief Ken Mignemi and his officer, Officer Katelyn Sanders, when he fully confessed to repeatedly having sexual contact with the victim, now 13, at her … [Read more...]
Fleming Trial Day 3, Part 1: Fleming Says he Lied to Cops
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Thursday marked the third day of a jury trial that could potentially put John Fleming, 19, in prison for life for Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child. However, given Fleming's surprising testimony, in which he says he lied to police in his explicit confession to repeated sexual contact with a 12-year-old child, District Attorney Greg McCaffrey, the defense, Marcea Clark Tetamore, head of the Public Defender's Office, … [Read more...]
FLEMING TRIAL DAY 2: Arresting Officers and Victim Take the Stand
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – It's a trial of high stakes for John Fleming, 19, as his age at the time of the alleged crime or the victims age at the time of the crime could mean the difference of a 1-year sentence or life in prison. Opening statements and testimony were heard on Wednesday, the second day of the trial for Fleming, who stands charged with Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child, an A-II felony that could put him in prison for life. The … [Read more...]
Livonia Man Arrested for Alleged Sex with 12-Year-Old Girl
MOUNT MORRIS — A Livonia man has been charged with sexual charges with a young girl, age 12. According to a press release from Mount Morris Police Chief Ken Mignemi, John J. Fleming, 19, has been arrested and charged for sex offenses against a minor. The allegations came to light after a family friend of the victim alerted Mt. Morris Police to the sex crime on Sunday, and a thorough investigation by Officers Rusty Tallion and Katelyn … [Read more...]