Kids & Family
Hearing Scheduled In Michigan On Sex Offender Custody Case
A judge's order initially gave a convicted sex offender custody of a child born to a woman who said the man raped her.
SANDUSKY, Mich. (AP) — A hearing is scheduled in Michigan on a judge's order that initially gave a convicted sex offender joint legal custody of a child born to a woman who said the man raped her when she was 12.
Attorneys representing the woman and 27-year-old Christopher Mirasolo are to appear Tuesday afternoon before Judge Gregory Ross in Sanilac County.
In September, Ross granted the woman sole physical custody and Mirasolo joint legal custody after DNA tests showed he was the child's father. But a court spokesman has said the judge didn't know Mirasolo had two criminal sexual conduct convictions, including one concerning the woman.
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In Michigan, joint legal custody enables both parents to share decision-making authority about a child's welfare. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Detroit Patch, and click here to find your local Michigan Patch. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
The case started when the 21-year-old mother sought state assistance for the boy.
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Mirasolo's lawyer says he didn't initiate the case. He has been ordered to pay child support.
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