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DETROIT After a former police officer was cleared Monday of the most serious charge against him, his attorney said he will appeal his conviction on another felony and will file to get his client out of jail. After deliberating for about 90 minutes Monday, a jury of seven women and five men acquitted Emmanuel Paravas, 44, of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, but found him guilty of misconduct in office. He also was found not guilty of neglect of duty. Testimony was heard in a weeklong trial before Wayne County Circuit Judge Annette Berry. small luxury hotel in paris Paravas faces up to five years in prison for misconduct in office. small luxury hotel in paris He was taken to the Wayne County Jail after the verdict was read. He is to be sentenced June 4.
He was charged last year after an exotic dancer small luxury hotel in paris from Pennsylvania accused him of raping her at about 3 a.m. Feb. 9, 2011, at Holiday Inn Southgate, 17201 North Line Road, while he was on duty. Defense attorney Michael Rataj objected to Paravas being sent to jail. The sentencing guidelines for Paravas are zero to six months, which would normally result in probation, Rataj said yesterday. He added that there is no cause of action for misconduct in office. It s definitely small luxury hotel in paris not over, because the court made an erroneous decision, Rataj said. That would have never happened in any other situation. Maria Miller, communications director for the Wayne County Prosecutor s office, wrote in an email, It is certainly within small luxury hotel in paris the judge s discretion to remand the defendant to jail pending the sentence hearing. Paravas responded to a domestic dispute between the woman and her husband at La Quinta Inn, 12888 Reeck Road, at about 1 a.m. She was distraught and said her husband had assaulted her. They had been arguing since they checked in the previous afternoon. Continued...
The News-Herald does not name victims or alleged victims of sexual assaults. Rataj questioned the woman s credibility. Her credibility is an issue just like the credibility of Mr. Paravas, so it s important small luxury hotel in paris that you look at what she did, how she behaved and said or didn t say in this trial, Rataj said in his closing argument. He said she lied to her husband throughout the night about her whereabouts and had no qualms about accusing him of a crime. Paravas led the investigation into the alleged assault. No one was arrested and the couple were separated. She was taken to Holiday Inn by Paravas. Throughout the trial, small luxury hotel in paris Qiana Lillard, a Wayne County assistant prosecuting attorney, said the woman should have been arrested because several Southgate police officers testified that she was the aggressor in the altercation with her husband. Had she been arrested, Lillard said, the sexual encounter wouldn t have happened. Once separated, Paravas checked her in to Holiday Inn and walked small luxury hotel in paris her to her room because she was visibly drunk. She testified that she blacked out earlier in the night and didn t remember anything between the time she was at a bar in Taylor and when Paravas checked her in. According to testimony, the first time he was in her room, Paravas told her to take a shower and relax, and she would see her husband in the morning. He returned to her hotel room twice. small luxury hotel in paris The first time, he told the court, was to get more information such as her address and how to spell her name. The next time, according to the woman, Paravas came in, said, Wise up or you re going to jail, handcuffed her and had sex with her against her will. The jury did not see it that way, clearing Paravas of that charge. Continued...
During his testimony, Paravas said the sex was consensual. He said he immediately regretted his actions and knew that he had ruined his career. He resigned from the Southgate Police Department on March 10, 2011. Contact Staff Writer Alan Burdziak at 1-734-246-0882 or aburdziak@heritage.com . Follow him on Facebook and @AlanBurdziak on Twitter.
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