LANSING, MI - Three former MSU football players charged with criminal sexual conduct pleaded down to a lesser charge of "seduction" on Wednesday, leaving even some legal experts asking: what's that?
It's an old law on Michigan's books that states, "Any man who shall seduce and debauch any unmarried woman shall be guilty of a felony," punishable by 5 years in prison and/or a fine of $2,500. Versions of it have been on the books since 1846, and it hasn't been updated since 1931.
But the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office dusted off the outmoded statute on Wednesday in a plea deal for ex-MSU football players Josh King, Donnie Corley and Demetric Vance.