The hockey doctor in Oakland County does not plead without contest in sex assault cases

A doctor from Oakland County, accused of sexually assaulting players on youth hockey teams, did not plead any competition for more than two dozen accusations at the Oakland Circuit Court.

Dr. Zvi Levran, 68, has not pleaded any competitions at 28 accusations in four different cases, according to a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office in Oakland.

He indicates that Levran pleaded to 11 charges of criminal conduct of the fourth degree; 10 accusations of criminal sexual conduct of third degree; Three accusations of second -degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts each of children sexually abusive and sexually abusive activity for children.

Most pleadings come from Incidents of sexual abuse of teenage boysmany that he knew while providing medical care TO Hockey teams for youthaccording to the statement from the prosecutor.

“This was a long time in the achievement and the best option for Dr. Levran,” his lawyer, Jonathan Jones said on Tuesday in a text message. “I hope this is the beginning of closing for all involved.”

Prosecutor Karen McDonald said in the release of the office: “This guilty plea has ZVI Levran responsible for his crimes and gives justice to his victims. Today’s result ensures that Levran’s victims will not be re-traumatized by the burden to testify to the trial. It also exempts any other uncertainty about the result of this case. The victims were heard and their stories were believed. ZVI Levran is guilty. “

Prosecutors intend to ask for a maximum punishment when Levran is convicted on April 29. According to the prosecutor, each number of third -degree criminal conduct, the highest accusation, is punished by up to 15 years in prison.

Levran, a urologist who had offices in Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield, was first accused in October 2022 in a case, according to previous press reports. Shortly thereafter, additional charges were filed that involved several victims.

In a statement of 2022, Farmington Hills police indicated that Levran has provided medical assistance to young and Minnesota hockey organizations for the last 20 years.

Levran took place on Tuesday in Oakland County prison, where it was reserved in November 2022, according to online prison records.

He posted bonds after being accused for the first time in October 2022. A month later, he was back in arrest, after investigators heard from the peaks from all over the country and faced additional charges.

Authorities have previously said that incidents have been held in his home office in Farmington Hills and a medical office in Farmington, with some incidents dating back to 2018, according to previous free press reports.

Him license As a doctor, he is suspended, according to the Department for Business Business and Regulation in Michigan (Lara).

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