A recent investigation by the Cedar Springs Police Department resulted in the arrest of a Cedar Springs man on charges of criminal sexual conduct involving a minor.
According to Cedar Springs Police Chief Roger Parent, Jason James Hughes, 19, was arrested on Monday, December 28 and lodged in the Kent County jail on a $5,000 cash-surety bond.
He was arraigned Tuesday, December 29, in 63rd District Court, on a 15-year felony charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct 3rd degree, for having sexual contact with a 13-year-old. The incident was reported to have taken place on the night of December 10 at an apartment on East Oak Street.