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Former guard at juvenile detention center sentenced for sexual assault of teenage boy being detained there

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CRAWFORD COUNTY — A former guard at a juvenile detention center in Crawford County sentenced for sexually assaulting a minor under her care.

Jennifer Palmer was sentenced to a minimum of 4 to 15 years before she’ll be eligible for parole.

Palmer was charged with CSC in the 2nd degree for several instances of sexual assault of a teenage boy that occurred between May 1st and June 30th of 2024.

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The assaults resulted in Palmer getting pregnant.

Michigan State Police said Palmer was a guard and the boy was a juvenile being detained at the now closed Shawono Center, when the assaults took place.

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