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“Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel charged Jonathan Byrd, 40, of Battle Creek with one count of fourth degree Criminal Sexual Conduct. Until recently, Byrd had been a prominent figure in Michigan politics and governmental lobbying on behalf of his employer, the Michigan Laborers’ District Council, of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, or LiUNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Byrd is alleged to have forcibly moved the victim’s hand onto his penis at a social gathering in Kalamazoo County in April of 2022. Byrd and the victim worked in the same occupational field, and Byrd held a position of much influence in the Capitol and around the state in the realm of government and politics that provided a significant power imbalance between him and the victim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the state of Michigan we will hold sexual predators accountable no matter how well-connected they are and irrespective of whatever prominence they enjoy in the dealings of our government,\u201d said Nessel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Originally this case was handled by Kalamazoo Prosecutor Jeff Getting, but was then handed off to the Attorney General’s office because of Getting’s relationship with the victim and Byrd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A local source told us that the case would be re-assigned to a local prosecutor in a neighboring county, either Calhoun or Van Buren County. But that didn\u2019t happen, instead the AG office kept the investigation internal and charged Byrd with a misdemeanor, equivalent to a slap on the wrist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But there\u2019s an interesting revelation that may tie Attorney General Dana Nessel even closer to this case. The alleged sexual assault occurred at a Democrat Fundraiser in Kalamazoo on April 19, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to social media posts, Dana Nessel was in Kalamazoo, on that exact day, at a fundraiser with State Rep. Julie Rogers. April 19th also happens to be Dana Nessel\u2019s BIRTHDAY. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In a video obtained from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, a person who was interviewed about that night said \u201cthey were there celebrating\u201d….what was everyone celebrating? Perhaps Dana\u2019s Birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It would be unethical for a prosecutor to investigate and bring charges for a sexual assault that occurred at their own Birthday Party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Will we ever know the truth?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Was Dana Nessel Celebrating Her Birthday In Kalamazoo on April 19, 2022? A few months ago the KGOP reported on the breaking story of an alleged sexual assault that occurred at a local Democrat Party fundraiser . Recent developments in the case has led to charges being filed, but there are questions that still need […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kgop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/515cac7c-8f72-4f67-94fd-3bbbef4477eb-large16x9_jeffgetting0506.webp\")
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