On October 29, 2021, I received an updated application, supplemental application, Notification of Change in Status Form, and written letters from both Melanie Shuler and ~ ~ asking to from the child care license as a licensee because e had moverde omut oov t"ec i care home effective October 25, 2021. Ms. Shuler indicated that Ms. Shuler was no longer going to be employed for the child care home and removed him from the Child Care Background Check System that same week. I sent Judy Hogle from our central office in Lansing, an email with the supporting documents requesting that she remove from the child care license. She stated that she did not have the ability to remove him from the licensee screen in our system, but that it would be taken care of. On February 2, 2022, I received an email from Cheryl Gandhi, Departmental Analyst, in Lansing to show that had used Ms. Shuler's home address as his primary residence when he was arrested and charged with three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct (CSC) in the first degree with a minor under thirteen years of age. On February 2, 2022, I made an unscheduled inspection to the child care home and spoke to Ms. Shuler about the allegation. Ms. Shuler denied was residing in the child care home or been employed as a child ctahrea RtsWtaa fmf em er since October 29, 2021. She said he was living with his sister in Michigan, but had not yet changed his mailing address but planned to change it when it was time to renew his driver's license with the Secretary of State. She acknowledged that ■ does occasionally visit the child care home after child care hours to care for their puppies and chickens in the back barn. She explained that they are still married, and he is employed full-time during the day. He has only stopped by the child care home one time during child care hours when he had to pick up something for work. Ms. Shuler admitted that she and are in and trying to reconcile. has spent the night "a few times on the weekends but denied that he was at the home on an ongoing or recurrent basis. Ms. Shuler stated that was charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct but denied tha"teyy involved a child under thirteen years of age. She explained that she went away on a vacation on October 21, 2021, and stayed home. On the evening of October 22, 2021, an incident occurred involving and Victim 1. Victim 1 alleged that raped her while she was intoxicated but contends, she was not drunk, it was consensual, and she never asked him to and Ms. IM minor granddaughter (female, age 15 months) was present in theroom when thea lleged incident occurred, but Ms. Shuler denied that the minor child was harmed or had knowledge of what happened. ■ told Ms. Shuler that the minor grandchild was in a highchair and faced towards a television the entire time. 4 Ms. Shuler stated that moved out of the child care home and obtained a storage unit the same wee the incident occurred. obtained an attorney who told him in mid-January that if charges had notWarea y been authorized in the case, he did not expect to be charged with any crimes. Four days later, was charged with t ree felonies and each charge carries a possibility of 25 years to life in prison if convicted. Ms. Shuler stated that Victim 1 has alle edly been trying to get the charges dropped and does not want to testify against in court. Ms. Shuler said that submitted to a polygraph test in November 2021 and passed it. She presented me with a copy of a polygraph report dated November 10, 2021, conducted by LEAD Polygraph and Investigative Services LLC. was asked two questions and based on the case information, it was the in the opinion of the examiner that was telling the truth when he answered the relevant questions and therefore, Rnoeception was indicated." Ms. Shuler stated that since was charged, he has only been to the child care home one time to swap vehicles between 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM but her child care home closes at 4:00 PM daily. While I was interv

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