Federal Officer Charged with Criminal Sexual Assault
Michigan Department Of Attorney General
June 10, 2022
LANSING – An officer with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) faces several counts of criminal sexual conduct (CSC), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today.
Kevin Taylor, 49, of Riley, was arrested Friday morning and arraigned on six counts of first-degree CSC in Wayne County’s 27th District Court.
He was given a $50,000 personal bond and GPS tether as part of potential release.
The charges stem from alleged sexual abuse involving two victims in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The ICE Office of Professional Responsibility took the initial disclosure last July and immediately launched an investigation. After completing the investigation, ICE Office of Professional Responsibility forwarded the findings to the Department of Attorney General for evaluation.
“We appreciate that our federal partners took immediate action when the alleged abuse was first reported,” Nessel said. “I have made clear my office will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who commits sexual abuse, especially if the perpetrator is in a position of power. We will fight to secure justice in this case.”
Questions related to Taylor’s employment status should be directed to ICE.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for June 16 at 10:15 a.m.
ICE officer arrested, charged in Michigan with sexual assault
FOX 17 News - West Michigan
Jun 10, 2022
LANSING, Mich. — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has been charged with sexual assault.
Forty-nine-year-old Kevin Taylor was taken into custody Friday morning, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday.
We’re told Taylor was charged with six counts of criminal sexual conduct and was handed a $50,000 personal bond.
Taylor is accused of sexually abusing two people in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, according to Nessel’s office.
“We appreciate that our federal partners took immediate action when the alleged abuse was first reported,” says Nessel. “I have made clear my office will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who commits sexual abuse, especially if the perpetrator is in a position of power. We will fight to secure justice in this case.”
Taylor is scheduled to appear for a probably cause conference on Thursday, June 16.
Michigan ICE officer charged with criminal sexual conduct
The Detroit News
June 10, 2022
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Michigan has been charged with criminal sexual conduct, the Michigan Attorney General's Office announced Friday.
Kevin Taylor, 49, was arrested Friday and arraigned on six counts of first-degree CSC through 27th District Court in Wyandotte.
The charges stem from alleged sexual abuse involving two victims in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the attorney general's office said in a statement.
"The ICE Office of Professional Responsibility took the initial disclosure last July and immediately launched an investigation," according to the release. "After completing the investigation, ICE Office of Professional Responsibility forwarded the findings to the Department of Attorney General for evaluation."
Representatives with ICE could not immediately be reached for comment Friday on the case or Taylor's status.
“We appreciate that our federal partners took immediate action when the alleged abuse was first reported,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. “I have made clear my office will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who commits sexual abuse, especially if the perpetrator is in a position of power. We will fight to secure justice in this case.”
At the arraignment Friday, Judge Elizabeth DiSanto set bond at $50,000, court records show.
Taylor was also given a GPS tether as part of a potential release, state officials reported.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. June 16.
An attorney listed as representing Taylor did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
ICE officer from Michigan arraigned on 6 criminal sexual conduct charges
Benzie County Record Patriot (Frankfort, MI)
June 10, 2022
A United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer faces six counts of criminal sexual conduct, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced in a Friday press release.
The 49-year-old officer named Kevin Taylor of Riley Township was arrested Friday morning and arraigned on six counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Wayne County's 27th District Court.
Taylor was given a $50,000 personal bond and GPS tether as part of a potential release, according to Nessel's office.
The ICE Office of Professional Responsibility launched an investigation in July 2021 after Taylor's first disclosure to the office. The charges stem from alleged abuse involving two victims in the late 1980s and early 1990s, according to the state.
After completing the investigation, the ICE office sent the findings to Nessel's office for evaluation.
"We appreciate that our federal partners took immediate action when the alleged abuse was first reported," Nessel said in the release. "I have made clear my office will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who commits sexual abuse, especially if the perpetrator is in a position of power. We will fight to secure justice in this case."
Questions related to Taylor's employment status should be directed to ICE, according to Nessel's office.
A probable cause conference is scheduled for June 16 at 10:15 a.m.
ICE officer charged with sex crimes against 2 victims
Ann Arbor News: Web Edition Articles (MI)
June 13, 2022
WAYNE COUNTY, MI – A federal officer is charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct for alleged abuse against two victims in the late 1980s and early 1990s, officials said.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged Kevin Taylor, 49, of Riley, with six counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct in Wayne County's 27th District Court. He was arrested and arraigned on Friday, June 10.
Riley is an officer with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE.
His bond was set at $50,000; if released, he would wear a GPS tether.
The alleged abuse was initially reported to the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility during July 2021. The agency immediately launched an investigation. The investigation's findings were then forwarded the Michigan Department of Attorney General for evaluation.
"We appreciate that our federal partners took immediate action when the alleged abuse was first reported," Nessel said. "I have made clear my office will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who commits sexual abuse, especially if the perpetrator is in a position of power. We will fight to secure justice in this case."
Taylor's probable cause conference is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 16, in the 27th District Court.
