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Daughter given away for sex, police say
Friday, August 11, 2006
By Lisa Medendorp
Press News Service
MUSKEGON -- A woman afraid of losing her boyfriend while she was recuperating from surgery arranged to have her 15-year-old daughter be his sex partner for two months.
The man and woman now face felony charges.
Police said evidence against them includes a written contract signed by all three that specifies the sexual services and the "pay" the girl would get, including clothing and body piercings.
The investigation also has led to additional charges against the 37-year-old man for the alleged sexual abuse of a second girl who is younger than 13.
Michael Jon Fitzgibbon, of Muskegon, remains in the Muskegon County Jail after a judge denied bail in one of the cases.
The mother is not being identified to protect the daughter, who is a victim of sex abuse and not facing charges.
The woman posted a $25,000 surety bond after her 60th District Court arraignment Tuesday on three counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person 13 to 15 years old. It is a 15-year felony.
Muskegon Heights Detective Calvin Mahan said the woman "helped facilitate" a two-month sexual relationship between her boyfriend and her daughter.
Mahan said the woman "was going to have some surgery and she was afraid she was going to lose her boyfriend."
A written contract between the woman, Fitzgibbon and the 15-year-old was drawn up, with the teen to serve as a sex subs ute, authorities said.
In late July, Fitzgibbon was charged with a total of six counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct in two cases involving the 15-year-old girl, who finally told another adult what was going on, authorities said.
After testimony Monday from the girl during Fitzgibbon's preliminary examination, Mahan arrested her mother in the hallway outside the courtroom.
"It's incredible that any parent would be involved in such a blatant case of abuse against her own daughter," said Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony Tague. "This is one of the most unusual cases of child abuse that has come across my desk."
Police said in exchange for providing Fitzgibbon with sex, the teen would receive a desired item, such as a body piercing, clothing or a visit from her boyfriend.
Mahan said Fitzgibbon and the 15-year-old girl had sex "close to 20 times" during June and July. The girl testified in court that she chose to put on a sleeping mask when she had to have sex with Fitzgibbon.
The girl also said she never wanted to have sex with him.
Fitzgibbon was bound over to 14th Circuit Court to stand trial in the two third-degree criminal sexual conduct cases.
However, since the original charges against Fitzgibbon, authorities say a 12-year-girl disclosed multiple instances of alleged sexual abuse. On Friday, Fitzgibbon was arraigned before visiting 60th District Judge Richard J. Pasarela on six counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a person younger than 13, a potential life felony.
Bond had been set in the earlier cases, but in the latest, Pasarela denied bail. Preliminary examination has been set for Aug. 17. The mother faces preliminary examination Aug. 22.
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FitzGIBBON. Seems appropriate for this asshole.
Someone pointed out on FARK that this girl did it 20 times for 2 months, on top of signing the contract ... obviously she wanted to do it.
Not saying that it's right, but doesn't that make her a pros ute/ ?
I was thinking the same. Why didn't she tell someone before the first encounter took place. It's not like he caught her by surprise, she knew what was coming..
I didn't want to be the first to say it, but yeah.
Personally I don't think it's necessarily so "obvious"...
thats some crazy
Only in Michigan.
Well - in more recent years, things like this don't happen quite like that for that long and be consenting ... she would have said something, to someone, at some point. Atleast, IMO.
Not really.
I know.
I guess that depends if she was messed up emotionally, felt threatened, or a variety of other factors. A lot of pre-teen/teenagers are molested for years and don't say anything. I don't think anyone here can make the call if she was consenting or not.
If it were some random guy off the street, I'd be more inclined to agree with you. However, in this case, it was family. Mother and (not unreasonable to assume) step-father-figure. Dysfunctional, twisted, inbred...but still family. That complicates things.
In violent agreement, Kori...
That is a little unusual that she would sign the contract and have sex with the guy for 2 months before telling someone. Not to be cynical and jaded without knowing the whole story, but she was getting clothes, tattoo's, piercing's, etc. as a reward every time right? Maybe that had something to do with her not telling sooner.
Either way, whatever the story is, the girl isn't at fault either way. She's only 15 years old. The fact that her own mother would initiate and propose such a thing is sick.
Imagine what the girls bf is thinking...
This is true - but I'd say not many would sign a freakin contract though, right? I mean c'mon, you gotta admit that is one f'ed up part of the story.
Outside of that, it's a normal case of stat. rape ... but because of that portion of the contract, I feel she's a bit obliged as well to share in some of the punishment ... though could probably get off on what you said.
jerry springer? next!
What the ?Outside of that, it's a normal case of stat. rape ... but because of that portion of the contract, I feel she's a bit obliged as well to share in some of the punishment
The 15-year-old victim deserves some of the "punishment". What do you want them to charge her with?
Or maybe she was afraid? Or maybe she was threatened? Or maybe she was just too emotionally ed up to tell anyone? Or scared of her mom getting in trouble? Or whatever?That is a little unusual that she would sign the contract and have sex with the guy for 2 months before telling someone. Not to be cynical and jaded without knowing the whole story, but she was getting clothes, tattoo's, piercing's, etc. as a reward every time right? Maybe that had something to do with her not telling sooner.
I can't believe people here are saying an abused kid needs to take some of the blame for the abuse.
Y'all have some ed up line of thinking.
You're automatically assuming that this girl is screwed up in some head and that it's entirely her parents fault. Ever think that maybe the girl thought of this too?
What is ed up is to entirely think that she had nothing to do with it ... I'm not ignoring the fact that she probably has some issues, but I do not dismiss the fact that she signed a freakin CONTRACT. That's an alarm to me, because then she knew she was getting something out of it ... she schemed.
Do you not see the ed up side of her getting rewards for having sex with the creep?
Not that I am siding with anyone here, but dont absolve a 15 year old of any blame. I play Devil's Advocate all the time.
15 year olds are repsonsible for Colombine. 15 year olds are sentenced to life in prison every year for 1st degree murder.
15 year olds know the difference between rape and sex. Sounds to me like she was abused and coerced into this situation and seen the "gifts" as a small benefit. But when she got sick of it, and there werent anymore limbs to pierce, she ratted him out (rightfully so).
I just dont agree with your line of thinking that she is somehow.....clueless or naive to not know what was going on. She stood to gain something, she took advantage, got sick of it, ended it the only way she knew how.
Shes a victim, sure. But a smart victim. Sorry if this isnt very PC, but 15 year olds dont get much sympathy from me at all. Youre old enough to knwo better. This American way of thinking is silly. I am not saying this is right or wrong, but the truth is, we are one of a few nations that say a girl has to be 18. Most are 16. So if this were Germany, she would have been less than a year away from not even being able to press charges.
Just perspective. Dont misconstrue what I am saying.
That's not my line of thinking at all. Obviously she knew what was going on. In the beginning when it was proposed to her, she probably felt forced but obligated -- it was her mom asking her to do it. Not many kids are willing to rat out their parents for something. So, you are right, she probably rationalized it in her head and thought at least she'd get something out of it.I just dont agree with your line of thinking that she is somehow.....clueless or naive to not know what was going on. She stood to gain something, she took advantage, got sick of it, ended it the only way she knew how.
But enigma is saying she should be PUNISHED and that she probably thought up the idea on her own.
What the ?
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