Pugh arraigned in Detroit, bond set at $500,000
Source: WJBK TV 2 Detroit
DETROIT (WJBK) - Former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh is back in Detroit and went before a judge Tuesday morning.
Pugh was arraigned on six counts of criminal sexual conduct, and a magistrate entered a not-guilty plea on Pugh's behalf and set bond at $500,000. Prosecutors had asked that Pugh be held without bond Tuesday, noting that he now lives in New York and could flee. Pugh was arrested last month in New York where he had been living and working as a waiter.
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Pugh's case dates back to 2003, when the alleged victim was 14 years old at the time. Authorities say Pugh met the teen when he was a weekend morning anchor at FOX 2. Pugh was 32 years old at the time.
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We're told the teen asked Pugh about an internship at the station, and that they exchanged phone numbers. During the summer of 2003 the teen was invited to Pugh's Detroit home several times. Pugh is alleged to have had inappropriate sexual contact with the complainant from September 2003 through May 2004. The complainant was 14 and 15 years of age at the time of the alleged contact.
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Read more: http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/173148918-story
Such a sad case. At one time, Charles Pugh was well respected in Metro Detroit, first as a news anchor, then as the "clean up crew" for the Detroit City Council.
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