Mujey Dumbuya, a 16-year-old Michigan teenager, had been expected to testify at the trial of a habitual offender who is accused of raping her in a school parking lot last summer.
But on Jan. 25, three days after the April 9 trial date had been set, Mujey’s family, who live near Grand Rapids, reported her missing to the police. Three days later, her body was found in a wooded area about 50 miles away, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
The police in Kalamazoo are investigating the death as a homicide, but have released few details and did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.
Quinn Anthony James, 42, the man accused of sexually assaulting Mujey in July 2017, had been free on bail after his November arrest in the case, according to WOOD-TV, an NBC affiliate in Grand Rapids. He faces four felony counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with someone 13 to 15 years old. Mujey was 15 at the time of the alleged offenses.
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The Kent County prosecutor did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday.
On Feb. 1, Mr. James was arrested in Wyoming, Mich., where he lives, in an unrelated case in which he is also accused of sexual offenses against a minor, according to court records. As of Friday, he was being held at the Kent County jail with bail set at $500,000.
Efforts to reach Mr. James’s family or his lawyer on Friday were unsuccessful.
Mujey was last seen on the morning of Jan. 24, and the Kalamazoo police originally reported Mujey as a possible runaway.
bookwench on February 11st, 2018 at 17:42 UTC »
God damn it. Why the fuck was he out on bail?????
muthercluck on February 11st, 2018 at 17:27 UTC »
She was both witness and victim. She was reported missing by her family and three days later, her murdered body was found in the woods 50 miles from her home.
"Mujey Dumbuya, a 16-year-old Michigan teenager, had been expected to testify at the trial of a habitual offender who is accused of raping her in a school parking lot last summer."
edit: The perp was 42 years old and worked maintenance for the school
Just_say_ on February 11st, 2018 at 17:20 UTC »
This is beyond sad. Poor girl, poor family. Wtf is wrong with people.