Former Wayne County Mail Clerk Sentenced In Separate Sex Assault Cases
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A former mail clerk in the Wayne County Treasurer's office has been sentenced to 10 months to four years in prison after being convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The Wayne County prosecutor's office says Thursday that Dennis Patterson also must register as a sex offender.
In September 2015, a treasurer's employee reported that she was touched in an inappropriate way in their Detroit office. Prosecutors say a second female employee was touched inappropriately in April in a hallway.
A third treasurer's office worker reported that she was inappropriately touched during a June 2016 event at a recreational area in western Wayne County.
Patterson was employed as a mail clerk with the Wayne County Treasurer's Office for approximately 16 years until June 20, just days after an investigation was launched.
• June 2016 Allegation in Westland
On June 18, Patterson was at the Nankin Mills area of Hines Park for a senior citizen event with other employees of the Treasurer's Office. It's alleged that while he was seated at a table in an information booth, he inappropriately touched a 45-year-old female co-worker. The incident was reported to the woman's supervisor.
• April 2016 Allegation in Detroit
On April 20, Patterson was working in the Treasurer's Office, located at 400 Monroe Street in Detroit, when it's alleged that he touched a 44-year-old co-workers in an inappropriate way while she was walking down a hallway. The incident was reported to the woman's supervisor.
• September 2015 Allegation in Detroit
In September, Patterson was working in the Treasurer's Office when he allegedly touched a 49-year-old co-worker in an inappropriate way while she was working in the office. The incident was reported to the woman's supervisor.
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