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Marquette County man arrested for criminal sexual conduct with child

Marquette County Sheriff's Office

ELY TOWNSHIP, MI— An Ely Township man has been arrested for allegedly having sexual contact with a minor.

The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office arrested 73-year-old Bruce Ilves Wednesday on a 2-count felony warrant for 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct.

Officials conducted an investigation and found Ilves had contact with a child less than 13 years of age on two separate occasions earlier this year.

He remains lodged in the Marquette County Jail on a $10,000 cash bond.

Ilves is being charged as a repeat offender. He served time in the Michigan Department of Corrections for the same offense in 2002.

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.