Man to be sentenced for murder of East Kentwood girl who accused him of rape

Quinn James, 43, is scheduled to be sentenced Monday for the murder of Mujey Dumbuya, a 16-year-old East Kentwood High School student who accused him of rape. 

A jury convicted James, a former maintenance worker at East Kentwood Public Schools, of first-degree murder on Feb. 28.

Dumbuya was set to testify against James in a sexual assault case where she was raped multiple times in the summer of 2017. However, she was killed before that trial started. 

Even without Dumbuya's testimony, he 43-year-old was found guilty of raping her. James was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for the sexual assault. He now faces mandatory life in prison for Dumbuya's death.  

Here is a timeline of the Quinn James case: 

For more information, here are links to our past reporting: 

Jan. 28, 2018 | Police: 16-year-old girl from Grand Rapids found murdered in Kalamazoo

Feb. 13, 2018 | 'This case cannot go cold,' murdered teen's family pleads for answers

Feb. 16, 2018 | Quinn James 2014 sexual assault case moving forward

April 11, 2018 | Man accused of raping Mujey Dumbuya now charged with her murder

June 8, 2018 | Quinn James heading to trial for the murder of 16-year-old Mujey Dumbuya

Oct. 23, 2018 | 'Shaking, crying, telling him to stop,' new evidence emerges on first day of Quinn James' rape trial

Oct. 25, 2018 | Jury convicts Kentwood man of raping a 15-year-old girl multiple times

Dec. 11, 2018 | Man charged in Kentwood teen's murder sentenced to decades in prison for raping her

Feb. 18, 2019 | Trial begins for man accused of killing girl who accused him of rape

Feb. 19, 2019 | East Kentwood student killed to keep her quiet in rape case, prosecutor says

Feb. 27, 2019 | Man killed teen who accused him of rape, jurors told as deliberations begin

Feb. 28, 2019 | Jury convicts former school worker of killing girl who accused him of rape

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