Nessel's media advisory provided no further details of what the charges would be or specifically who will be the subject of the allegations. #Nessel has already charged #Chatfield's top 2 advisors from his term as speaker in the #corruption probe.
Allegations of #SexualAssault against fmr #Michigan House Speaker #LeeChatfield were enough to spur an investigation that ended in 13 charges for alleged #financial#crimes on Tues, but fell short of securing charges in the woman's own case.
AG #DanaNessel announced Tues she would close her investigation into allegations of #SexualAssault levied by the fmr speaker's sister-in-law, Rebekah Chatfield -a decision the woman's lawyer described as "crushing."
Nessel praised Rebekah Chatfield for coming forward & credited her for providing the probable cause needed to launch the investigation in Jan2022. But there was not enough evidence to prosecute #LeeChatfield to meet a standard of proof that is "beyond a reasonable doubt” Nessel said.