DeWitt’s adoptive parents are going to court over alleged child abuse in Clinton County

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – A Dewitt couple accused of abusing their adopted children will appear in court Monday for their arraignment hearing.

Jerry and Tamal Flore are accused of adopting children for financial gain and using abuse as a form of discipline. Prosecutors allege the abuse cases date back to 2007.

The Flores face the following charges (via Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office):

Jerry Flore, 58, faces 11 charges:

• Counts 1-6: Child Abuse 1st Degree, a possible felony punishable by life in prison;
• Count 7: Child Abuse in the First Degree Committed in the Presence of Another Child, a possible felony punishable by up to life in prison;
• Count 8: Conspiracy to Commit Child Molestation in the Second Degree, a ten-year felony;
• Count 9: Child Abuse 2nd Degree, a 10-year felony;
• Count 10: Child Abuse 2nd Degree, a 10-year felony; And
• Count 11: Interference with a crime report, a one-year felony.

Tamal Flore, 56, faces 17 charges:

• Counts 1-6: Child Abuse 1st Degree, a possible felony punishable by life in prison;
• Count 7: Child Abuse in the First Degree Committed in the Presence of Another Child, a possible felony punishable by up to life in prison;
• Count 8: Conspiracy to Commit Child Molestation in the Second Degree, a ten-year felony;
• Count 9-10: Child Abuse 2nd Degree, a 10-year felony;
• Counts 11-16: Child Abuse 3rd Degree, a two-year felony; And
• Count 17: Interference with a crime report, a one-year felony.

The Flores were sued in December 2023 by Dana Nessel, along with Joel and Tammy Brown.

Their arraignment hearing begins at 9 a.m

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