KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A 39-year-old Kalamazoo man will spend between 12 and 50 years in prison after being convicted of two charges of first degree criminal sexual conduct for assaulting a minor in 2005.
Attorney General Dana Nessel says the victim was 14 at the time and reported the assault by a then-unknown man immediately.
Shawn Robinson Hopkins was identified in 2022, 17 years after the assault, thanks to DNA evidence.
Nessel says she is hoping the sentence “will bring a sense of justice to the victim,” adding her courage to come forward and seek accountability for her abuser “is truly commendable.”
She added she is thankful to the Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative unit in pursuing justice for her and other cold case sexual assault survivors.
Robinson Hopkins was found guilty by a jury in November of last year.
She told the court at his sentencing last week that her childhood was stolen from her, and that altered her adult life.
This was the 22nd cold case sexual assault conviction by the Kalamazoo SAKI.
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