Former township supervisor’s case headed to trial

The legal case involving former Fabius Township Supervisor Ken Linn appears to be headed to trial.

Linn, 57, was charged with four counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct Oct. 26. He is accused of assaulting a woman while she was physically incapacitated and unable to give consent following an August 2010 golf outing.

The victim, who was 22 at the time, was physically injured from the assault, sought medical treatment the next day and a rape kit was performed.

The court found probable cause that Linn committed four types of sexual assault, and that Linn knew or should have known the victim was physically helpless due to extreme intoxication and unable to give consent.

The case will now be assigned to a 9th Circuit Court judge in Kalamazoo County. First-degree sexual assault is a felony punishable by up to life in prison.