MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A 55-year-old Roseville man pleaded no contest to first-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with an alleged assault involving a minor.
Jerome Younger entered the plea on Monday (Aug. 10) during a pretrial hearing in Macomb County Circuit Court.
Younger was an assistant principal at the Edward “Duke” Ellington Conservatory of Music and Art at Beckham Academy in Detroit.
The charge stems from an alleged assault involving a minor on Oct. 8, 2025.
Younger pleaded no contest to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a relationship, a life felony.
He was taken into custody following the hearing and will remain in custody pending sentencing.
As part of the plea, Younger is required to register as a Tier III sex offender for life.
The requirements also include lifetime electronic monitoring, registration under Wyatt’s Law and HIV testing.
The judge also ordered Younger to have no contact with the victim.
Younger is scheduled to be sentenced at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 24, 2026.
A no-contest plea does not admit or deny guilt but allows a defendant to be sentenced as if a guilty plea had been entered.