Dajuan Gratton Arrested For Kidnapping & Rape of 12yo Boy,Not His 1st Sexual Assault

[Whisper]

Dajuan Gratton

Bond Set At $1 Million For Warren Man In Child Rape

WARREN (WWJ) – A 21-year-old Warren man has been arraigned on charges that he kidnapped and raped a 12-year-old boy.
Dajuan Gratton has been charged with criminal sexual assault.

The boy told investigators he was walking in the area of 12 Mile Road near Hoover when the man rode up to him on a bike, forced him behind a house and sexually assaulted him.
At Tuesday’s arraignment, Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith’s request for a high bond was granted by Judge Herman Campbell who set bail at $1 million.
Speaking to reporters, Smith called this one of the most heinous cases he’s ever seen.

“This is a parent’s worse night mare. Your 12-year-old son is walking home from a friend’s house, which he’s done hundreds of times before, and you have this defendant, allegedly, taking him off the street,” Smith said.

Gratton was arrested when Macomb Community College security officers, who had earlier kicked him off campus, recognized him from a police sketch.
Smith said officers provided police with Gratton’s name and address. When officers arrived at the residence, Gratton attempted to escape by jumping from a second floor balcony but was apprehended.
According to court records, Gratton has previous convictions for criminal sexual conduct, identity theft and failure to register as a sex offender.
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http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/12/...in-child-rape/

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Original story

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Police say the suspect took the twelve-year-old behind a nearby house where the sexual assault occurred.

The suspect is a black male between the ages of 18 and 22. He is about six feet tall and described as having big eyes. According to police, he may live in the area.

The night of the alleged assault, the suspect was riding a silver mountain bike. Police say he told the victim he had a knife.

The Warren Woods School District sent notices to parents and informed students to take every precaution.
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http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news...en-20111215-ms

[Pete Bondurant]

Perhaps this boy was dressed provocatively.

[Whisper]

Perhaps this boy was dressed provocatively.

you just never know these days eh@Pete Bondurant???

[melissa222]

He has already had SEVERAL OFFENSES yet we just keep letting the big eyed bastard out to do more harm... maybe the criminal system in this area will now have that AHA! moment where they realize the nasty bastard can not be let out into our society anytime soon... hopefully the silverbacks will take care of him before he is released! UGH nasty bastard!

[TearCollector]

Why?
Why do they even let these bastards back out when it's a fact they cannot be rehabilitated?

[Obsolete]

lmfao@that sketch.

[Whisper]

lmfao@that sketch.

sketch looks like something from The Fat Albert Cartoon Show

[Jerri Blank]

Man sentenced in child sex assault

A Warren man who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy last year was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison, according to Macomb Circuit Court records. Dajuan Gratton, 21, was found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping by a jury last month.


Authorities say Gratton assaulted the boy in the 12 Mile and Hoover area on Nov. 28, 2011. The boy was walking home from a friend's house when the assault occurred.

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