Yesterday, former Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility Corrections Officer Joshua Lee, 22, of Wyandotte, was bound over to the 22nd
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Former Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility Corrections Officer to Stand Trial for Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct
*LANSING* – Yesterday, former Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility Corrections Officer Joshua Lee, 22, of Wyandotte, was bound over to the 22nd Circuit Court in Washtenaw County on four counts of Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct (State Prisoner), each a 15-year felony, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. It is alleged that Lee engaged in multiple sexual acts with several prisoners while working at the prison. This matter was referred to the Department of Attorney General by the Michigan State Police.
“I want to thank both the Michigan Department of Corrections and the Michigan State Police for their swift action in investigating these allegations,” said Nessel at the time of the arraignment. “Everyone deserves protection from sexual abuse, and Michigan has laws in place to keep people safe in our correctional facilities. My office will continue to hold accountable those who seek to use their positions of authority to abuse those under their care.”
Lee was charged by the Department of Attorney General in November 2025 [ [link removed] ]. The allegations in this matter include acts of sexual penetration. Michigan law currently criminalizes sexual contact by corrections officers, but there is no statute specifically addressing sexual penetration. As a result, officers can be charged under Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct for contact and penetration offenses in the same way. Attorney General Nessel hopes the Michigan Legislature updates the law so that First and Third-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct statutes explicitly cover sexual penetration by corrections staff to better protect inmates and reflect the seriousness of these crimes.
Lee will next appear before Judge Arianne Slay in the 22nd Circuit Court on February 26.
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