William Henry Jordan
Courtesy of Washtenaw County Jail
A 55-year-old Howard City man was arraigned Friday on charges related to the sexual assault of a girl under the age of 13 and is being held without bond at the Washtenaw County Jail, police said.
William Henry Jordan faces one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of accosting a child for immoral purposes.
First-degree CSC is a felony punishable by up to life in prison.
Jordan is accused of inappropriately touching a girl under the age of 13 in Dexter Township in March, said Sgt. Geoff Fox of the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office. The victim was known to Jordan.
Police could not yet go into further detail about the case due to the sensitive nature of the incident and because it might hamper adjudication of the case, Fox said.
Jordan's preliminary hearing is set for May 28. He remains at the Washtenaw County Jail with no bond.
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