COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A sentencing date of October 21 has been scheduled for a Sherwood Township man who entered a no contest plea on Monday in Branch County Circuit Court to a charge of first degree criminal sexual conduct with a person under the age of 13.
31-year-old Deven Watkins entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors who filed three cases against him in connection with incidents that according to Branch County court documents took place between 2005 and 2019.
In exchange for his plea, prosecutors will dismiss the other two cases which consisted of two other first degree criminal sexual conduct charges as well as a second degree CSC count and a charge of accosting children for immoral purposes.
Watkins was arrested last April following an investigation by the Michigan State Police after several females came forward.
The plea agreement calls for a minimum prison sentence of six years with the court to determine the maximum length. Watkins must also register with the state as a sex offender.
Court records indicate Watkins twice rejected plea offers before Monday’s hearing.
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