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Charles Pugh extradition to Michigan imminent

Charles Pugh
Charles Pugh
Charles Pugh

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office says Charles Pugh will be extradited to Michigan Thursday.

The former Detroit City Council President faces six charges of criminal sexual assault. 

Pugh is accused of criminal sexual conduct with a 14-year-old boy in 2003. That's six years before he entered politics and was elected to city council. 

Pugh has been living in Manhattan, where he was arrested last month. 

The prosecutor's office says he will be arraigned via video conference once he arrives in Michigan.

Tracy Samilton covers energy and transportation, including the auto industry and the business response to climate change for Michigan Public. She began her career at Michigan Public as an intern, where she was promptly “bitten by the radio bug,” and never recovered.