CADILLAC — A Wexford County couple has been charged with multiple felony counts of child abuse stemming from the alleged severe physical abuse of a toddler in 2023, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday.
Christopher Allen, 33, of Reed City, and Wesley Ann Conner, 21, of Leroy, were arraigned in 84th District Court in Cadillac.
The charges involve alleged abuse of Allen’s minor relative, who was under the age of 2 at the time.
Allen faces one count of first-degree child abuse, a felony punishable by up to life in prison, and two counts of second-degree child abuse, a 10-year felony. Conner is charged with two counts of second-degree child abuse and one count of third-degree child abuse, which carries a maximum sentence of two years.
“No child should ever have to endure abuse, especially at the hands of adults who are supposed to protect and care for them,” Nessel said in a statement. “My office remains committed to holding accountable those who inflict such harm on some of our most vulnerable.”
Allen and Conner are scheduled to appear in court again on July 15.