COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – -Branch County District Court hearings for a Bronson area man who has been charged with 12 counts of criminal sexual conduct have been delayed for a month.
Following a request for an adjournment from defense attorney William Weise of Zeeland, 38-year old Neil Leroy Modert is now scheduled to appear for a probable cause hearing on January 24 with a preliminary exam scheduled for January 30, 2019.
Modert was arrested by the Michigan State Police at his home on November 28, 2018. He is facing 11 counts of 1st degree C.S.C. and one count of 2nd degree C.S.C..
According to investigators, the alleged crimes took place over a ten year period beginning in 2008, with the last assault of a 13-year-old girl allegedly taking place in January 2018.
Troopers say there were three alleged victims, two girls and a boy.
Authorities say the investigation into Modert’s alleged crimes began in April, when the 13-year-old informed her mother what allegedly happened.
The mother then reported the case to Bronson Police, who then contacted Michigan State Police.
