Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Accused of Sexual Assault by Sister-In-Law
The Lansing City Pulse. A spokesperson for the city told the paper that the city had transferred the case to the Michigan State Police to investigate.Chatfield’s sister-in-law, now 27, claims that the former politician began assaulting her when she was 15 and attended Northern Michigan Baptist Bible Church and the Northern Michigan Christian Academy School, her attorney Jamie White said.
The alleged assaults occurred until 2021.Prior to representing Chatfield’s sister-in-law, White represented many women in the Larry Nassar sexual assault civil lawsuits, according to The Detroit News.
White is also representing men suing the University of Michigan over alleged sexual abuse of Robert Anderson as well as former boy scouts suing Boy Scouts of America over alleged sexual abuse.“We are very confident that between Michigan State Police and our independent investigation he’s going to be held accountable,” White said, according to the paper. “This young woman is extremely terrified of what’s coming forward for her as far as how the ex-speaker is going to respond.
We're wrapping our arms around her to make sure she has tools to deal with this.”Chatfield's father, Rusty Chatfield, serves as pastor of the church and as the administrator for the school.
