Retired Detroit cop accused of dwelling double life as 'serial rapist'

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Officers in Michigan not too long ago introduced a slew of horrifying prices in opposition to a retired Detroit police sergeant accused of dwelling a "double life" as a serial rapist .

Benjamin Wagner, 68, is dealing with 14 separate prices, together with eight counts of first-degree felony sexual conduct and 5 counts of kidnapping, stemming from alleged assaults in opposition to 5 younger ladies and women between 1999 and 2003.

The victims ranged in age from 15 to 23 years outdated.

"The deplorable reality on this case is that the person who we're charging at the moment has led a double life as a law enforcement officer and a serial rapist," mentioned Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. "… These prices are a end result of a multi-year journey to justice. The alleged information on this case are disturbing, unsettling and infuriating."

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Benjamin Wagner is pictured in an undated mugshot. (FOX 2 Detroit)

Authorities mentioned Wagner focused victims in the course of the early morning hours on Detroit 's northwest facet whereas they have been strolling to high school, dwelling from work, or visiting mates.

In every assault, he allegedly approached the victims from behind, pointed a pistol at them, pressured them to an remoted location, and sexually assaulted them and not using a condom, in keeping with Worthy.

The assaults occurred simply miles from his dwelling, although officers denied his home being the "remoted location" the victims have been dropped at.

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Wagner served with the Detroit Police Division (DPD) from 1989 till he retired with commendations in 2017, working in numerous items together with felony investigations and tactical companies.

The breakthrough within the case was the results of a multi-year investigation related to the 2009 discovery of greater than 11,000 untested sexual assault kits deserted in a DPD warehouse.

Wagner was arrested earlier this month in Greenville, North Carolina — the place he had been dwelling since he left the division, and waived extradition to face prices in Michigan .

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Benjamin Wagner is pictured at a digital court docket listening to by way of Zoom. (FOX 2 Detroit)

He won't face time for potential weapons prices related to the case, because the statute of limitations for that crime in Michigan is barely six years.

The 5 victims who joined the case promptly reported the crimes once they occurred and had sexual assault kits collected at the moment.

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Officers urged another potential victims who could have been assaulted by Wagner to contact the Detroit Police Division's Intercourse Crimes Unit, noting instances could have gone unreported.

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Worthy didn't verify if Wagner had any contact with the victims whereas he was on responsibility, or had ever been the topic of inner affairs investigations or different felony allegations throughout his profession.

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