Ex-Michigan deputy faces December sentencing after plea deal

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Associated Press

Published October 12, 2020 at 10:34 AM EDT

MENOMINEE, MI (AP)-- A former Menominee County Sheriff’s deputy accused in the sexual assault of a teenage boy has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Brian Helfert of Menominee pleaded guilty in court Friday to attempted accosting for immoral purposes, which carries a penalty of up to two years in prison. The 57-year-old was initially charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a trial expected this month.

Helfert was fired from the Menominee County Sheriff’s Department in December. His sentencing date on the new charges is Dec. 4.

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