sittercity.com<\/a> to hire Bank as a nanny. Over the following years, police said Bank allegedly sexually assaulted the child.<\/p>\nPolice executed a search warrant at Bank\u2019s home on Aeroview Street in West Bloomfield Township on Jan. 15, and arrested him.<\/p>\n
At Bank\u2019s home, detectives found and collected several electronic devices, which police said contained a \u201cmultitude\u201d of evidence of children, including what appeared to be Bank with some of those children in various compromised positions and acts.<\/p>\n
Bank was arraigned in court on Jan. 18 and was denied bond. <\/p>\n
He appeared in court on Tuesday, March 3, for a preliminary examination, during which a judge will determine whether there is enough evidence to move the case to trial.<\/p>\n
Bank waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over to circuit court, where he could face trial. An arraignment date has not yet been set.<\/p>\n
The prosecution also told the judge that they had added six more charges against him: three counts of child sexually abusive material and three counts of using a computer to commit a crime. He also waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the new charges.<\/p>\n
Police believe there could be more victims in this case. <\/p>\n
Anyone who may have been a victim is asked to call Detective Cherry with the West Bloomfield Township Police Department at (248) 975-8981.<\/p>\n
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