Former Kimball Camp employee charged with criminal sexual conduct set for November trial

HILLSDALE — The former Kimball Camp employee charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct and accosting a child for immoral purposes is tentatively scheduled for a jury trial at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 6.

Patrick John Pinkowski, 29, appeared in the 1st Judicial Circuit Court Monday for a criminal pretrial conference where it was decided the matters would be set for a jury trial.

Pinkowski’s case has gone back and forth over the last year with a series of pretrial conferences where charges were amended, motions argued and decided upon, and additional discovery was requested from the Michigan State Police.

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The victim — whose name is being withheld due to her age and nature of the alleged crimes — testified March 22, 2023, during a preliminary examination hearing in 2B District Court that she was working at Kimball Camp in the summer of 2022 as a counselor in training and that things between her and Pinkowski escalated between June and July 2022.

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That escalation led to inappropriate remarks and touching, she said.

Kimball Camp issued a statement following Pinkowski’s arrest stating that his internship abruptly ended when the incident was brought to their attention and that they notified the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services promptly, which launched a Michigan State Police investigation.

Pinkowski faces up to 15 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections if he is convicted as charged and remains free on bond awaiting trial.

— Contact Reporter Corey Murray at cmurray@hillsdale.net or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @cmurrayHDN.

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