JACKSON, MI (WTVB) – It only took a Jackson County jury 10 minutes to convict a Coldwater man on Wednesday for first degree criminal sexual conduct.
29-year-old Brad Allen Risner was convicted in the second of three sexual assault cases against him according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Jackson County Prosecutor Jerry Jarzynka.
Risner is now looking at a maximum possible penalty of life in prison.
The charge stemmed from a February 2010 assault and was brought as part of the state’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.
Risner was first charged in Kalamazoo County and was sentenced earlier this month to at least 10 years in prison in that case.
During the course of the Kalamazoo County investigation, ten other women were identified as allegedly being sexually and/or physically assaulted by Risner between 2005 and 2018. Those investigations led to the Jackson County case and a third case in Calhoun County, where he’s charged with two counts of first-degree C.S.C. for alleged assaults in 2006.
“This conviction is a testament to the determination our SAKI teams have maintained to secure justice for sexual assault survivors, regardless of the years that have passed since the assault,” Nessel said. “I appreciate the work done by the Jackson County SAKI team to reach this outcome.”
“First off, I want to thank the jury for the verdict and thank them for doing their civic duty to serve as jurors,” Jarzynka said “This was an intense and personal cold case, and they did a great job. This case was over 11 years old and it was extremely time consuming to investigate. SAKI made this case possible and I am very pleased we could seek justice for the survivor.”
Risner will be sentenced in Jackson County on October 28.
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