Hearing for EMU rape defendant adjourned as attorneys huddle
A hearing for a former Eastern Michigan University student charged with sexually assaulting multiple women was adjourned Monday amid ongoing discussions between his attorney and an assistant prosecutor.
Dustyn Michael Durbin, 24, faces 13 criminal sexual assault charges, 10 of them felonies, court records show. An assistant prosecutor and Durbin s defense attorney, David Goldstein, both told Judge Carol Kuhnke there are ongoing discussions regarding his case. We have made an offer, assistant prosecutor Christina Hines told Kuhnke.
Nothing was placed on the court record Monday but the remarks implied some form of a plea agreement could be in the works. Goldstein told Kuhnke he needed more time for discussions with his client and on Goldstein s request, Kuhnke adjourned Durbin s next hearing until May 24 before Judge Patrick Conlin.
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A lawsuit was filed against EMU last month by 11 women who claim the university mishandled several sexual assault cases between 2015 and 2020.
EMU Regent Eunice Jeffries addressed the issue at Thursday’s Board of Regents Meeting. She says they have hired an independent law firm to investigate the matter.
“We will find out and publicly report any way in which we failed to support students or could have done better,” says Regent Jeffries.
Regent Jeffries says they will also do everything within their power to prevent such crimes from happening in the future and to make survivors feel supported after such a life-altering incident.
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