Grant Perry gets 12 Month Probation
Here is the Detroit News article which says he was sentenced under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act meaning the felony will be dropped if he completes his probation without incident. His court records will remain sealed so we aren't going to find out anything more.
Per the Lansing State Journal
His attorney says he's fighting to keep his scholarship. The interesting thing is this
Assistant Ingham County Prosecutor Christina Johnson called Perry's actions a "crime of arrogance, entitlement and power," though she said she doesn't believe there was a sexual intent in what he did.Edited to add Detroit News Link
If Harbaugh did boot him off since he is receiving some sort of acknowledgement of sexual assault, even without the charges themselves.
August 5th, 2017 at 11:19 AM ^
That was a powerful statement. I simply don't have enough knowledge to say one way or another if he should remain on the team - this kind of statement is, by definition, one-sided of course - but I'll have a hard time cheering for the guy if he does remain on the team.
Really hard for me to see him playing any time soon for Michigan. Feel for the victim.
August 4th, 2017 at 10:13 PM ^
What Perry did was horrible, and I want him to play. Everyone deserves forgiveness and a chance to come back from mistakes. He will put in his time for what he has done wrong. Everyone gets extremely judgmental when something involves a woman. If he was charged for drunk driving or something like that, I doubt anyone would be acting so high and mighty.
I agree with forgiveness, but there are consequences to sin. His apology looks pretty weak.
So as long as jalenwestman doesn't have a plank in his own eye he is ok. jalenwestman - do you have a plank in your eye?
That's not a good passage to apply here. It's reasonable to suggest that someone can be forgiven and still endure just consequences on Earth for their actions. You don't want detailed exegesis of that verse, but suppose this weekend I did what Grant Perry apparently did. I would hope that people would one day forgive me; I would still be fired from my position and rightly so.
August 4th, 2017 at 11:11 PM ^
August 5th, 2017 at 11:35 AM ^
I mean, I hope we expect more of the clergy in terms of setting a good example and following the law than we do a 20 year old, drunk football player.
And while you claim that you would be fired, if you were a Catholic priest, the sexual-abuse scandal in the church suggest you would just quietly be moved to another parish and the hierarchy would just sweep it under the rug and hope it would all go away quietly. And those priests did a lot worse than touching a 19 year old girl's bum and crotch for 3-4 seconds.
P.S. Just for the record, I'm not in favor of how the Church handled the scandal, AT ALL. But healing begins with forgiveness and humility (There but for the grace of God go I.)
This here blog is a religion free blog.
I cringe then too.
August 4th, 2017 at 11:44 PM ^
Some still do.
...and removing him from the team are not mutually exclusive.
August 4th, 2017 at 11:09 PM ^
If he was charged for drunk driving and potentially could have killed someone I'd totally want him off the team. This is a ridiculous "what if?".
You do realize the coach of the team does have a DUI, right?
But I'm sure, if Grant Perry performs a Kick Six this year against Ohio State ala Auburn 2013 to win the game, many of us dead set mad at him right now will forgive him in a heartbeat. Whether it should be that way or not, that's just how we as fans are
He shouldn't be on the field to return that kick six. Some things are more important than football. Boot him.
Is that Harbaugh promised early on to him that if he got his court case settled properly that he could come back onto the team. I think a whole year's suspension (without redshirt) would suffice in this case
August 4th, 2017 at 10:38 PM ^
He already has a redshirt since he didn't play at all in 2016. So another year without play really would be a lost season for him and would only have 2018 before he has to either transfer or be done playing football. Just a hypothetical punishment for him. But Harbaugh knows best
August 5th, 2017 at 11:03 AM ^
August 4th, 2017 at 11:46 PM ^
Deleted all my comments twice. Background: Marine corps, Nightclub security in Detroit and around for ten years, Twenty years as c.o. in corrections. You do not develop a syndrome because of one incident with a drunken fool standing in line with several people around. I have been diagnosed with P.T.S.D, anxiety disorders and major depression. Let me tell you this shit I deal with is no joke and sorry but her saying she suffers from the same shit I do pissed me right the fuck off. I am not an uncaring person and don't know perry or what happened or the right course of action. I am sure she is telling the truth about how it went down, but she does not have ptsd and any therapist who says so is flat out lying. Lambs do not go to nightclubs and confront drunks for jumping in line. Perry is not sorry and she is still pissed about it. She has no credibility with me because I put my thirty years of ugliness in. Enough said my B.P. is through the ceiling right know and her five minutes..... sorry but she made it personal. The thing that struck me funny is how she said all he wanted to do was get in the club. She said that twice. I have lived in a world most of you on this blog have not and though you are entitlled to your own opinions I am pretty sure you would not want to be wrong.
August 5th, 2017 at 12:18 AM ^
I thought it was strange but had no first hand knowledge. An attorney can usually find an expert witness to say almost anything. I thought it was so low to say PTSD. It lowered her credibility in my eyes and was disgusting when people like you have endured so much more.
I really appreciate your comments here and hope you can overcome the horrors you endured while serving our country.
He blew a 0.06 BAC at 9am the next day. That means he was probably around 0.15 at the time of the incident. That puts him right in the middle of this range with these effects:
BAC between 0.10 and 0.20, Impaired judgment, slurred speech, and trouble walking
http://www.drinkfox.com/information/alcohol-metabolism
I wonder how many of the sanctimonious commenters on this thread suggesting he should never play again for Michigan are going to head over to the Friday drinking thread.
I read what she said. I read what he said. I wasn't there. Were you? If what she said was true, I'm surprised the prosecutor couldn't find a witness to corroborate her story (this happened while they were waiting in line to get into a bar - how many people were in the line?) and charge him to the full extent of what the accuser claimed happened. I'm not suggesting he shouldn't be punished, but what is the appropriate punishment? The 8th Amendment and the Supreme Court suggest a penalty proportionate to the crime. He was given 60 hours of community service, has been publicly embarrassed by his actions, he has been suspended from a game, he is on probation for a year, and who knows what else Harbaugh has put him through. Remember, we're not punishing him for what he allegedly did, only what he plead guilty to.
August 4th, 2017 at 10:51 PM ^
anywhere near any of my family or friends. You aren't Kenneth Starr by chance?
August 5th, 2017 at 11:26 AM ^
in your analogy, for defending the accused, I would be Hillary Clinton (or Melania Trump.)
It does seem peculiar that the Perry incident happened Oct. 15, a mere 8 days after the Trump tape surfaced of him boasting of grabbing women's crotches. Subliminally, this could have influenced Perry to grab the victim's crotch, or she could have embellished her story based on the news of the day. I wasn't there. I don't know. I prefer to let the legal system work. Did the judge suspend him from the team? No. Harbaugh suspended him for at least two games, the bowl trip, spring practice, the Rome trip. Again, let's think about proportionality. He was not convicted of criminal sexual conduct. In fact, he was not even accused of criminal sexual conduct in the first, second, or third degree. But some on here are acting like he raped this woman.
I suspect that some of you are bending over backwards trying to look tough on crime so that you won't feel like a hypocrite for calling for other teams' players to be suspended or thrown off the team for similar acts. Yes, we hold Michigan players to a higher standard. But let's not ruin this young man's career/life/future based on one bad decision. He's already going to have to live with the public shame. If he meets the requirements of his probation, his conviction will be vacated, but the memory of what he did will follow him forever.
is give him an excuse with the alcohol. Reading the victim's statement changed my perspective. He was found guilty and no amount of Michigan homerism makes his actions OK. I hope the victim gains peace at some point and hope Grant learns a lesson with respect to treating others with dignity and respecting authority. Whether it follows him around for the rest of his life is a consequence of his own actions.
sexually harrassing the young lady? As I said at the start, I find your take disgusting
this year. Harbaugh said he would not represent the team until the matter is closed. He is on probation and could still face jail time if he breaks probation. At the least I would say he doesn't play until his probation is over and he meets all requirements for it.