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Man convicted in Houghton County Circuit Court of sexually assaulting stepdaughter

HOUGHTON, MI— A Marquette man has been convicted by a Houghton County jury on six counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Ward Glass, 69, was accused of sexually assaulting the victim—his stepdaughter—numerous times between 1993 and 1996 in their Calumet home. The assaults happened when the victim was between 11 and 14 years old.

The victim filed a complaint with the Michigan State Police in 2024 after encountering Ward after nearly three decades. Ward was charged by the Department of Attorney General in September 2024.  

Ward is scheduled to be sentenced on January 6 in Houghton County Circuit Court. 

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.