GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Davi Sarah Bailey, 28, of Battle Creek, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint that alleges she threatened the sister of a 16-year-old identified only by the initials K.P.
K.P. testified at a federal trial last week that she was sexually exploited by a Michael Clayton. Clayton is the father of Bailey’s child. K.P.’s sister attended the court proceedings as support for K.P. The jury ultimately found Clayton guilty of sex trafficking a minor and producing child pornography using three girls, one of whom was K.P. The jury also found Clayton guilty of conspiring to distribute cocaine and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The complaint against Bailey includes a copy of the following message Bailey allegedly sent K.P.’s sister through Facebook:
It is a federal crime to threaten any person for the attendance of a witness at an official proceeding or the testimony given by that witness at the proceeding. In this case, the complaint alleges Bailey threatened K.P.’s sister for K.P. having attended and testified at Clayton’s trial. This charge is punishable by up to life in prison.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 26. The charges in a criminal complaint are merely accusations, and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
