MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – A Macomb County jury has convicted a 66-year-old of eight felonies in a sexual abuse case.
Dennis Peterson Sr. was convicted Monday, March 11, in two cases that were combined into one trial.
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In the first case, Peterson was charged and found guilty of three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 13 and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 13.
In the second case, Peterson was found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 13 and two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct where the defendant is related to the victim.
Peterson is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison. He is expected to be sentenced April 29.
