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Michigan man extradited from Florida to stand trial for sexual assault of a minor

LANSING, Mich. – A 54-year-old man from Branch County will stand trial after being extradited from Florida.

Alex New was bound over Thursday, Aug. 29, on two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. He was charged in 2016 but reportedly left the state and eluded authorities before he was found in Florida.

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He was extradited in June. New is expected to return to court Sept. 23.

If convicted, he faces possible life in prison.


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