Overview
- Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced 14 felony counts tied to five assaults from 1999 to 2003, including kidnapping and first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
- Investigators say the victims, ages 15 to 23, were taken off Detroit streets at gunpoint and assaulted after being forced into secluded locations.
- Benjamin Wagner, 68, who served on the Detroit force from 1989 to 2017, was arrested March 17 in Greenville, North Carolina, and is expected to be returned to Detroit for arraignment.
- Prosecutors said no weapons charges were filed because Michigan has a six-year statute of limitations for felony firearm offenses.
- Officials said the charges stem from the review of roughly 11,000 sexual assault kits discovered in storage in 2009 and urged possible additional victims to contact the Detroit Police Sex Crimes Unit at 313-596-1950.