Convicted man faces minimum of 25 years behind bars in Macomb County sexual abuse case

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – A Macomb County jury has convicted a 66-year-old of eight felonies in a sexual abuse case.

Dennis Peterson Sr. was convicted Monday, March 11, in two cases that were combined into one trial.

In the first case, Peterson was charged and found guilty of three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 13 and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 13.

In the second case, Peterson was found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a victim under 13 and two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct where the defendant is related to the victim.

Peterson is facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison. He is expected to be sentenced April 29.