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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 27, 2023
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Clio Man Found Guilty on All Counts
in Multiple Sexual Assaults of 14-Year-Old Girl
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LANSING — John Digiacomo, 59, of Clio, has been found guilty in the sexual assault of an underage girl in Tuscola County, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Digiacomo has been accused of assaults that took place in multiple locations in Tuscola, Genesee and Saginaw Counties between 2014 and 2015.
In Tuscola County, Digiacomo was found guilty of:
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two counts of first-degree CSC, felonies punishable by life in prison;
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one count of second-degree CSC, a felony punishable by 15 years in prison;
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two counts of third-degree CSC, felonies punishable by 15 years in prison;
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three counts of weapons felony firearm, punishable by 2 years in prison; and
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one count of fourth-degree CSC, a high court misdemeanor punishable by two years and/or a $500 fine.
Diagiacomo’s Genesee County trial is scheduled for March 14, 2023, when he will face trial on the following charges:
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four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC), felonies punishable by life in prison;
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one count of second-degree CSC, a felony punishable by 15 years in prison;
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four counts of third-degree CSC, felonies punishable by 15 years in prison;
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one count of fourth-degree CSC, a high court misdemeanor punishable by two years and/or a $500 fine;
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one count of assault with a dangerous weapon; a felony punishable by four years and/or a $2,000 fine; and
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one count of felony firearm, a felony punishable by two years consecutively with and preceding any term of imprisonment imposed for the felony or attempted felony conviction.
In the summer of 2014, the teenage victim moved in with her aunt. Digiacomo, a tow truck driver, was her aunt’s neighbor. According to court records, he provided her with narcotics and threatened to kill her and her family when she attempted to stop the sexual assaults or cut ties with him.
“Those who prey on children deserve to face the full weight of the criminal justice system,” Nessel said. “It’s thanks to the exceptional work of the prosecutors and investigators in this case that this offender was found guilty of his crimes. We hope this conviction helps brings the victim some peace and we look forward to the same result in the Genesee County trial.”
A sentencing date on the Tuscola County charges has not yet been set.
The case is being prosecuted by the Attorney General Cold Case Sexual Assault Project. The project is funded by a United States Department of Justice grant awarded by the Office of Violence Against Women, to combat intimate relationship violence. The grant is administered by the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board.
This project was supported in part by Grant No. WE AX 0030 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication / program / exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
Please note: A criminal charge is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The Department does not provide booking photos.
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