Thursday, June 23, 2016, former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh was arrested without incident at his home in New York City. The U.S. Marshall Service, New York and New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force coordinated the arrest assisted by the Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Task Force. (TV Screen Grab)

   

 
 

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  Former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh charged with 6 counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct

By Wendell Bryant/Tell Us Detroit

DETROIT (Tell Us Det) - Thursday, June 23, 2016, former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh was arrested without incident at his home in New York City. The U.S. Marshall Service, New York and New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force coordinated the arrest assisted by the Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Task Force.

Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy has charged Pugh with sexually inappropriate behavior with a 14-year-old teenage male that occurred between September 2003 and May 2004. The complainant is currently 27-years-old.

In June 2003 the 14-year-old Detroit teen met Pugh for the first time on a group tour to the Fox2 news station. At that time Pugh was working as a reporter and anchor at the station. The complainant approached Pugh about an internship and they exchanged phone numbers.

Although the teen did not intern at Fox2, Pugh invited the teen to his Detroit home several times. The complaint alleged that Pugh had inappropriate sexual contact with the complainant at his apartment from September 2003 through May 2004. The complainant was 14 and 15 years of age at the time of the alleged contact.

Pugh has been charged with three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, or any term of years. He has also been charged with three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct Third Degree, which carries a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison.

Information regarding the charging of Pugh has not yet been released by the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office because the defendant was not in custody at the time.

Push has been arraigned on the charges and will be extradited from New York on his next court date on July 7, 2016.

Prosecutor Worthy said, "Despite what the defendant has meant to the City in the past, we cannot and will not turn a blind eye to these alleged facts.‎"

 
 

 
   
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