Detroit Free Press · Mar 16, 2016
Prosecutor blasts 'back door arraignment' of Cleaves
Mateen Cleaves' attorney calls sexual assault charges 'outrageous...totally false.'
(Photo: David Zalubowski, AP)Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is blasting the handling of today’s court hearing for former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves, calling it a “back door arraignment.”
Cleaves, who appeared in court in Flint this morning, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman last year in a motel near Flint. He was charged Tuesday with multiple felony counts related the alleged incident that prosecutors say took place after he met the woman at a charity golf outing.