Lansing — An arcane Michigan law making it a crime to “seduce and debauch any unmarried woman” is drawing criticism after it was used in a plea deal Wednesday for three former Michigan State University football players accused of sexual assault.
Ingham County Prosecutor Carol Siemon’s office levied the five-year felony charge as part of a plea deal with Josh King, Donnie Corley and Demetric Vance, who had faced more serious sexual assault charges. Thanks to the obscure 1931 statute, the trio may now avoid additional jail time and placement on the state’s sex offender registry.