Former Teacher Charged in Multiple Child Sexual Assaults

Published on February 01, 2023

Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged James Adam Baird, 43, of Plymouth, in connection with the sexual assaults of a then 8-year-old Garden City girl who is now 10 years old, a then 10-year-old Westland girl who is now 13 years old, a then 8-year-old Dearborn girl who is now 11-years old, and a then 11-year-old Wayne girl who is now 15-years old.

January 4, 2018 - Garden City, MI - A Then 8-year-old Female; Now 10-years-old.

At approximately 12:00 p.m. at a school in the 6400 block of Hartel Street in Garden City, it is alleged that the defendant sexually assaulted the then 8-year-old victim multiple times while administering vision tests.

Defendant Baird has been charged with one count of Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct - Person under 13. *

March 1, 2018 - Westland, MI - A Then 10-year-old Female; Now 13-years-old.

At approximately 12:00 p.m., at a school in the 35100 block of Bayview Street in Westland, it is alleged that the defendant blindfolded the then 10-year-old victim, before sexually assaulting her.

Defendant Baird has been charged with one count of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct - Person under 13. *

May 1, 2019 - Garden City, MI - A Then 8-year-old Female; Now 11-years-old.

At approximately 11:00 a.m., at a school in the 6400 block of Hartel Street in Garden City, it is alleged that the defendant blindfolded the then 8-year-old victim before sexually assaulting her.

Defendant Baird has been charged with one count of Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct - Person under 13. *

February 11, 2020 - Westland, MI - A Then 11-year-old Female; Now 15-years-old.

At approximately 12:00 p.m., at a school in the 38500 block of Palmer Road in Westland, it is alleged that the defendant blindfolded the then 11-year-old victim before sexually assaulting her.

Defendant Baird has been charged with one count of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, and one count of Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct. *

He was arraigned this morning in 18th District in Westland. On both cases the defendant was given a $100,000 personal bond with a GPS tether and is not allowed to have contact with females under the age of 18-years-old. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for February 9, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for February 16, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in 18th District Court before Judge Sandra Cicirelli.

He was also arraigned today in 21st District Court in Garden City. On both cases the defendant was given a $15,000 personal bond with a GPS tether. The Probable Cause Conference is scheduled for February 13, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled for February 27, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in 21st District Court before Judge Richard Hammer.

Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Westland Police Department or the Garden City Police Department.

*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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