Case #68: Michael James Clay
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- AKA Mr. Clay, Professor Clay, Mike Clay
June 26, 2023: sentenced to two years of probation and no jail time after agreeing in May 2023 to a plea deal of three reduced misdemeanor charges of sexual battery
Victims:Add info
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Born: 1974
Positions: BYU professor, Church employee, Scout leader, Youth leader,
During alleged crime: BYU professor, Church employee,
Mission: no
Marriage: 1998
Criminal result: Other,
- He was an LDS church member and BYU professor in Provo, Utah; charged with sexually abusing three students; entered a plea bargain in May 2023 in which he agreed to plead no contest to three class A misdemeanor charges of sexual battery, complete 24 months of probation, do 50 hours of community service, and take a sexual boundaries course; sentenced in June 2023 according to the plea deal.
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