Washtenaw County prosecutors dropped a criminal charge today against a young Pittsfield Township sex offender who was accused of illegally living near a school. Matthew Freeman, 23, was charged in August with a school safety zone residency violation, accused of living within 1,000 feet of Carpenter Elementary School.
Washtenaw County prosecutors are expected to dismiss a criminal charge against a Pittsfield Township sex offender after a judge granted a motion today filed by the man’s attorney. Matthew Freeman, 23, is charged with a school safety zone residency violation that accuses him of living within 1,000 feet of Carpenter ...
An error by a prosecutor during a 2003 hearing appears to have contributed to the latest criminal charge against a Pittsfield Township man convicted of a sex offense, court documents say.That's because Matthew Freeman, 23, erroneously pleaded guilty to a sex offense involving force or coercion for having sex with ...
A paperwork error was made when a Pittsfield Township man was convicted in 2003 of having consensual sex with his underage high school girlfriend, his attorney contends in a new motion. That error has had “significant consequences” for Matthew Freeman, particularly concerning his obligation to register under the "Sex Offender ...
An attorney for a young man accused of living near a school after being convicted of having sex with an underage high school girlfriend plans to review video of his client’s 2003 guilty plea.That's the latest step as the attorney investigates a school safety zone residency violation levied against Matthew ...
Washtenaw County prosecutors are reviewing the case against a man accused of living near a school after being convicted of having sex with a high school girlfriend one year below the legal age of consent. Matthew Freeman, 23, of Pittsfield Township, who is required to register as a sex offender, ...
It is heartening to know that Matthew Freeman ("Pittsfield Twp. man struggles with sex offender label" - Ann Arbor.com, Dec. 15) and others with similar stories are coming forward, and that members of the media are telling of their plight. Sex offender registries in Michigan and nationwide are growing by ...
Many of you are already aware of the Matthew Freeman case in which he was convicted of having sex with his girlfriend when he was 17 and she was less than one year under the legal age of consent. According to Matthew on the advice of his public defender, he ...
A man accused of living near a school after being convicted of having sex with a girlfriend who was one year below the legal age of consent is planning to meet with a private attorney next week. Matthew Freeman, 23, of Pittsfield Township, who is required to register as a ...
The case of a man accused of living near a school after being convicted of having sex with a high school girlfriend who was below the legal age of consent was adjourned today until Jan. 4. Matthew Freeman, 23, of Pittsfield Township, who is required to register as a sex ...