Separate charges of sexual abuse of both a Wayne and Westland child have been dismissed by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
James Adam Baird, 44 of Plymouth, was charged in the two separate incidents on Feb. 1. The original complaint alleged that Baird had sexually assaulted a then 10-year-old Westland girl who is now 13 years old. He was also charged with the sexual assault of a then 11-year-old Wayne girl who is now 15 years old. It was alleged that the assaults happened when Baird was working as a school vision specialist and alleged that at approximately noon on March 1, 2018 at a school in the 35100 block of Bayview Street he assaulted the then 10-year-old Wayne victim. He was charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct - person under 13.
In the second incident, it was alleged that at approximately noon on Feb. 11 of 2020, Baird assaulted a then 11-year-old Westland girl.
In this incident, Baird was charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
As a result of information received in the case, further investigation was requested by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office of the Westland 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 on July 5.
“Additional investigation that we requested from the Westland 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 in a prepared statement.
On June 28, Baird's two Garden City sexual assault cases were also dismissed by the prosecutor's office without prejudice by Kalmbach.
