NEWAYGO, Mich. — A Big Rapids Police officer is accused of sexually abusing a young family member.
Ryan Dornbos is facing two counts of criminal sexual assault with a person under the age of 13 according to court documents.
During the alleged abuse, which happened between 2018 and 2023 at a home in Newaygo County, Dornbos worked as a police officer for the City of Newaygo and in Big Rapids.
13 ON YOUR SIDE reached out to the Big Rapids Police Department for a statement Monday and has not yet heard back.
The judge ordered Dornbos to not have contact with the victim or the victim's mother, as well as ordered him not to have any firearms or alcohol.
The Newaygo County Prosecutor's Office asked Kent County Prosecutor Christopher Becker to prosecute the case due to a conflict of interest.
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