Overview

• Prosecutors allege Jerome Younger, 54, assaulted a child at his Roseville home, which is off school grounds.
• Younger is the assistant principal at Edward “Duke” Ellington Conservatory of Music and Art at Beckham Academy, a pre-K–8 program in Detroit.
• Prosecutors say the minor is a former student he mentored for seven years, while the district says the child is a current student.
• A judge set bond at $250,000 and, if released, ordered electronic monitoring and no-contact restrictions involving minors.
• Court dates are scheduled for a probable cause conference on Oct. 22 and a preliminary exam on Oct. 29, and his attorney has denied the allegations.