Overview
- Kesler, 41, was arraigned Oct. 27 in Bloomfield Hills District Court on two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct tied to an alleged Jan. 1 incident in Orchard Lake.
- Court filings allege sexual contact with a 16-year-old through force or coercion or with reason to know the victim was physically helpless.
- Bond was set at $50,000 with conditions that he remain in Michigan without court permission and appear for all proceedings, according to court records.
- Police released a booking photo but declined to provide the incident report, citing an open investigation and denying a public records request.
- Kesler has been suspended from MAHA and all USA Hockey activities and removed from his Little Caesars youth coaching role, while his attorney says he emphatically denies the allegations.