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Shawn Darnell Robinson Hopkins, 37, turned himself in and is facing one count of criminal sexual conduct in a 2005 rape case, the Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Feb. 3, 2023. (Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office/WWMT)
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Kalamazoo man has been convicted of charges related to a nearly two decades-long sexual assault case, according to the attorney general's office.
Shawn Darnell Robinson Hopkins, 39, was convicted Monday of two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Both charges come years after Hopkins gave a teenager, 14, alcohol and marijuana before he sexually assaulted her in 2005, according to Attorney General Dana Nessel.
The girl met Hopkins through a friend hours before the assault, and only knew him by his street name, "Chicago," officials said.
She would immediately report the then-unknown man.
Hopkins, who has a history of violence with family members and intimate partners dating back to the early 2000s, discovered he was under investigation and fled to Chicago after the assault, Nessel said.
He would remain hidden under more than a half-dozen aliases.
However, Hopkins was eventually identified through DNA testing in 2022, and turned himself in on Feb. 3, 2023, officials said.
“It can be extremely difficult to bring about justice in cold-case sexual assault trials, but the talented prosecutors of our state’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative continue to bring these cases before juries, secure convictions, and make our
communities safer," Attorney General Dana Nessel said.
She continued, "I applaud the remarkable bravery of our victim, who, as a child 19 years ago, had the courage to speak out and seek accountability for her abuser. Her strength is a reminder that justice is worth pursuing, no matter how long it takes.”
Hopkins is scheduled to be sentenced in the 9th Circuit Court on Feb. 5, 2025.
The Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative assisted in the investigation.
https://wwmt.com/news/local/shawn-darnell-robinson-hopkins-kalamazoo-chicago-sexual-assault-teenager-crime-police-investigation-conviction-michigan
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