Life sentence possible for Grosse Pointe man convicted of sexually assaulting girl under 13

Grosse Pointe man assaulted female relative in the bathroom of his secondary residence

Robert Allen DeClercq, 72, of Grosse Pointe, was convicted by an Oscoda County jury of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, person under 13, defendant over 17, a potential life-sentence offense.

Robert Allen DeClercq, 72, of Grosse Pointe, was convicted by an Oscoda County jury of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, person under 13, defendant over 17, a potential life-sentence offense.

In 2020, DeClercq assaulted a female minor relative in the bathroom of his secondary residence in Oscoda County’s Fairview Township.

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The 2020 assault will carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years up to lifetime imprisonment.

Sentencing will be held on Aug. 18 at 11 a.m. in the 23rd Circuit Court in Mio.


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