Former Mears Man, 64, Pleads No Contest to Three First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct Counts in Michigan
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced in Lansing on Nov. 9 that Jesuz Chapa, 64, formerly of Mears and more recently residing in Dallas, Texas, pleaded no contest in the 51st Circuit Court in Oceana County to three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Chapa repeatedly sexually assaulted a minor relative in their shared home between 2001 and 2004, when he was 38 to 41 and the victim was 8 to 11 years old. The assaults were reported in 2007, and Chapa was charged in 2008, by which time he had relocated to Texas. In 2025, the Oceana County Prosecutor's Office referred the case to the Department of Attorney General under Operation Survivor Justice; Michigan State Police investigated further, additional charges were filed late that year, and Chapa was arrested in Dallas in February 2026 and extradited to Michigan in March.
Under the plea agreement, Chapa agreed to be sentenced to 15 to 30 years' incarceration. He will next appear in the 51st Circuit Court for sentencing on December 14. "I hope with this conviction we are able to provide a measure of justice and healing for someone who was only a young child when these crimes were committed against them," Nessel said.
(Source: Michigan Attorney General)
Source: Michigan Attorney General
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