Charges of criminal sexual assault of minor children against a Plymouth man have been dropped by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
James Adam Baird, 44, of Plymouth, was charged by authorities on Feb. 1 in connection with the sexual assault of a then 8-year-old Garden City girl who is now 10 years old. He was also charged with the sexual assault of a then 8-year-old Dearborn girl who is now 11-years old. It was alleged that the assaults happened when he was working as a school vision specialist.
The original accusations claimed that at about noon in a school in the 6400 block of Hartel Street in Garden City, Baird sexually assaulted the then 8-year-old victim while administering vision tests. He faced the same allegations in another incident at 11 a.m. on a different date with a different child.
He was charged in each incident with one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct - person under 13. As a result of information received in the case, further investigation was requested by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office of the Garden City Police Department. As a result of the police investigation, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office moved the court to dismiss all charges without prejudice. Visiting Judge Randy Kalmbach granted the motion to dismiss the case against Baird on June 28.“Additional investigation that we requested from the Garden City Police Department was crucial to the decision in this case. We are certain that dismissing these charges was warranted. It is the right thing to do. We have no further comment, as there is pending civil litigation in connect with these matters,” Worthy said.
Baird also had two Westland cases 2023-22-707266 and 2023-22-707269-FY, scheduled for court hearings in 18th District Court earlier this week.
