Plymouth Teen Testifies to Having Suicide Pact with 37-Year-Old Northville Man

The girl said that she willingly went with Messer during the two days they were missing to complete a suicide pact, but once there, decided not to go through with it, the Observer reported. 

Judge Michael Gerou said in an official statement last week that there would be no film or electronic media coverage in the courtroom during the teen's testimony.

Messer, who has known the family for about 10 years, faces one count of Criminal Sexual Conduct First Degree, three counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct Third Degree and one count of Accosting a Minor for Immoral Purposes. 

According to the girl's testimony, she had sexual relations for the first time at Messer's home when she was 12 and eventually was having sex with him four or five times a month, the Observer reported

Messer’s attorney, Jonathan Jones, argued that the teen was hesitant about whether she was 11 or 12 when she first had sex with Messer, trying to dismiss the first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges. But Gerou dismissed the argument, citing the age difference between Messer and the teen, and bound Messer over on all six charges, the Observer reported. 

Messer is scheduled to be arraigned in Wayne County Circuit Court on Nov. 26.