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Detroit Man Sentenced in Multiple Sexual Assaults
On April 6, 2023, Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Kenneth Dwight Davis, 29, of Detroit, in connection with the sexual assaults of an 80-year-old woman, and a 64-year-old woman, both of Detroit.
March 26, 2023 - 80-year-old Victim - Home in the 12860 block of Memorial Street
On March 26, 2023, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Defendant Davis broke into the victim's home in the 12860 block of Memorial Street in Detroit and demanded money and food. The defendant forced the victim outside, and sexually assaulted her, before fleeing the scene.
He was charged with two counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct - During Felony, one count of First-Degree Home Invasion, and one Count of Fourth-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.
April 3, 2023 - 64-year-old Victim - Area of Grand River Avenue and Ferguson Street
On April 3, 2023, at approximately 5:10 a.m., the victim was walking in the area of Grand River Avenue and Ferguson Street in Detroit when the Defendant approached her. The defendant forced the victim behind a building in the 16840 block of Grand River before sexually assaulting her and fleeing the scene.
He was charged with three counts of Third-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct - Force or Coercion and one count of Fourth-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.
Investigation by the Detroit Police Department assisted by the Michigan State Police led to the defendant's arrest on April 4, 2023.
"Sexual assault is at its core a horrifying crime under any and all circumstances. It is a literal intrusion of a person's very being," said Prosecutor Kym Worthy. When our cherished elders and other of our must vulnerable citizens are violated, it adds layers of outrage to this already outrageous crime."
He was arraigned and remanded to jail on April 6, 2023, in 36th District Court. On August 7, 2024, Defendant Davis pleaded guilty to two counts of Third-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct - Force or Coercion with a sentence agreement of 8 to 15 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections, sex offender training and counseling, sex offender registration, no contact with any of the victims, and any additional fines set by the court.
Today, Defendant Davis was sentenced according to the plea agreement before Judge Kelly Ramsey. The First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, First-Degree Home Invasion, one count of Third-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct - Force or Coercion, and two counts of Fourth-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct charges were dismissed.
Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Detroit Police Department.
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