Crime & Safety
Mateen Cleaves Loses Bid For Appeals Court Bid In Sex Assault Case
The Michigan Court of Appeals won't review bid by former basketball star Mateen Cleaves to review sexual assault charges against him.
FLINT, MI — An appeals court says it won't review a judge's decision to reinstate sexual assault charges against former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves.
Three Michigan Court of Appeals judges denied Cleaves' request in an order dated Monday. The case is expected to return to court in Genesee County for trial. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Flint Patch, click here to find your local Michigan Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
Genesee County Judge Archie Hayman in April reinstated the case against 39-year-old Cleaves, who faces charges including unlawful imprisonment and second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
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Cleaves is accused of assaulting a woman after a charity golf event and a visit to a Flint-area bar in 2015.
Defense attorney Frank Manley says in a statement that he'll continue to fight the "unjust accusations."
Cleaves, a Flint native, led Michigan State to the NCAA basketball championship in 2000 and played for four NBA teams.
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In this June 28, 2016, file photo, former Michigan and pro basketball player Mateen Cleaves appears in 67th District Court in Flint, Mich. An appeals court says it won't review a judge's decision to reinstate sexual assault charges against former Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News via AP)/Detroit News via AP)