BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A 55-year-old Branch County man has been found guilty by a jury of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Attorney General Dana Nessel says Alex New had been extradited from Florida to face the charges and sexually assaulted a minor.
He was charged in 2016, but fled the state and eluded authorities for years before being arrested in Florida in June 2024 through Operation Survivor Justice.
Nessel says justice has been served after nearly a decade in the case. She thanked the victim for coming forward “at such a young age.”
New will be sentenced in Branch County on August 11.
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