Michigan man accused of sexual assault in Wyoming dies

[Lite Beer]

Michigan man accused of sexual assault in Wyoming dies

GLEN ARBOR, Michigan (AP) — A lawyer says a 94-year-old Michigan man accused of sexually assaulting children decades ago in Wyoming has died.

Anders Gillis told The Associated Press that William Bricker died Friday at his home in Glen Arbor, northwest of Traverse City, where he was in extremely poor health and under hospice care.

Bricker died a day after a doctor tried to determine if he was mentally competent to understand that Wyoming was trying to extradite him. He was charged in that state with sexually assaulting children at a Teton County, Wyoming, camp in 1962, 1968 and 1985.

Gillis says Bricker denied the charges when he was healthy enough to communicate with his lawyers. Bricker also was a teacher in Winnetka, Illinois.

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-01-11

[Ulysses G.]

That was one lucky old fart.

[NeverSure]

Or he was innocent. I hate it when people can make accusations from an alleged occurrence 30 or 50 years ago when the accused can't raise a defense. Most crimes have a statute of limitations but I think this one starts when the accusation is first made.

I hate child molesters, but geeez....

[JoeLing]

ThaiVisa sure get's it's priorities right.

Some old geezer, who supposedly, maybe, possibly molested some kids,
dies in some place most of us have absolute no connection with and it
becomes news worthy for ThaiVisa.

On the other hand, there are absolute no news about the car that got
stolen in Fremington UK,

Nothing about the Owl who got tapped in a discarded fishing line and
rescued in a Strathclyde park.

Not a single word about the mother who breastfeed her baby at home
in Cardiff or the teenager in London who didn't have a valid ticket for
the tube ride.

[ggt]

Where are the authorities to bring charges against Bill Cosby?...who has scores of women charge him with drugging them and having sexual relations while unable to resist....

He is protected by his celebrity status...

Money and fame has its perks...

[NanLaew]

Or he was innocent. I hate it when people can make accusations from an alleged occurrence 30 or 50 years ago when the accused can't raise a defense. Most crimes have a statute of limitations but I think this one starts when the accusation is first made.

I hate child molesters, but geeez....

His untimely death didn't vindicate Jimmy Savile either.

Luckily for his victims, Rolf Harris didn't outlive them.