MENOMINEE, MI— A former Menominee County Sheriff’s deputy convicted of 2nd-degree criminal sexual conduct with a weapon in December is requesting another jury trial in a different case.
The attorney for Brian Helfert, 60, made the request at a pretrial conference on Tuesday. Following last year’s guilty verdict, Helfert is now charged with two counts of 1st-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child 13 years old.
He’s accused of sexually assaulting a 6th-grade student from Blesch Intermediate School in 2017. Helfert was a School Resource Officer at the time.
He allegedly told the victim not to say anything about the incident and that no one would believe him if he did. A jury trial in that case is set for July 29th through August 2nd.
Sentencing for the December conviction has been adjourned from February 23rd to March 7th.
