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Marquette County man faces CSC charges

MARQUETTE, MI--   A Negaunee man has been arrested on sexual assault charges. 

State Police from the Negaunee Post say William Arbelius, 62, was arrested Friday and arraigned on three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.  

The charges stem from several incidents that allegedly happened in Ishpeming Township this year.  The victim is an adult female.

A preliminary hearing is set for March 18.  He remains lodged in the Marquette County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond for each count, or $30,000. 

Arbelius faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted as charged. 

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.