A 19-year-old Canton man charged with sexually assaulting a strip club worker had his case bound over to circuit court last week, records show.
Shane Patrick Morgan is charged with fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct and assault with a dangerous weapon for an incident that took place about 12:56 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2016, at the strip club Deja Vu, located at 31 N. Washington in Ypsilanti, according to court documents.
Morgan is accused of groping the female employee at the strip club, then turning over a table on her, said Ypsilanti police Lt. Thomas Eberts.
The 19-year-old was arraigned on one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual assault, a misdemeanor, and the assault charge, a felony, Jan. 1 in 14A-1 District Court.
A preliminary examination was waived Jan. 19 and the case was bound over to circuit court.
Morgan is scheduled to appear March 1 before Judge Archie Brown in the Washtenaw County Trial Court.
He remains free on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond, according to court records.
Criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine of not more than $500, or both. Felonious assault is punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
Morgan's attorney, Samuel Bennett, said he couldn't comment on the specifics of the alleged incident, but did say that Morgan is on the autism spectrum, which he will use as part of his defense.
"Hopefully it will be addressed ... throughout the case," Bennett said.
Wow! Ypsilanti, MI, is not far from me. I've been to that Deja Vu. It's a nude club without alcohol, and the dancers are not very hot.
Maybe the "turning over a table on her" was what brought the assault charges. And it a dancer tells you not to touch her, you don't have a right to force yourself on her. What you should do is spend your money on another dancer.