The judge and the prosecutor admitted mistakes were made, but both remain under fire in the high profile Sanilac County case in which a rapist was given joint legal custody and parenting time.
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The judge will now make a new order, for child support only.
But there are still calls for them to resign.
The calls come from 2 young women who were raped by the same guy in this case and their families.
They held a rally outside of court to make their voices heard.
“They failed her and us on so many levels,” says one victim’s mother. “They all acted like they didn’t believe her like didn’t they care to hear what we had to say. It all started in the Prosecutor’s office.
Her daughter Tiffany - we’re only using first names - was raped when she was 12-years-old back in 2008. A son was born from the rape
The father is Chris Mirasolo who was not anywhere close to the courthouse Tuesday.
The judge in court ruled he will pay child support, but will not have joint legal custody or parenting time.
“He doesn’t deserve custody at all.,” Tiffany said a the rally. “The prosecutor and judge need to go.”
The anger is also because Jenna was raped when she was 14 in 2010, again by Mirasolo, who only did 6 ½ months in jail. He was given a plea deal of attempted 3rd degree criminal sexual conduct.
These people say the injustice allowed him to rape again.
“He needs to lose all of his rights,” says Jenna. “The prosecutor and judge need to go.”
In court, this is as close Judge Gregory Ross got to an apology while saying he was fixing the mistake of the custody and parenting time issues, “I feel bad for the plaintiff who has been thrust into the spotlight. She is a victim. She should not have to go through this process.”
Prosecutor James Young apologized for his mistake in the parental rights case, but not the 2 rape convictions he handled as prosecutor.
“Obviously I’ve been here a long time,” Young says. “They’re entitled to their opinions. I believe I have done a very fine job.”
There is another court hearing later this month. Child Protective Services is going to ask a judge to cut all parental rights of the rapist.
That case could bring him and his victim here, face to face.
