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A Daggett woman will spend at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in July to first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13.
Rocquel Anne Irving, 39, was sentenced Friday in the Menominee County 41st Circuit Court to a minimum prison term of 20 years to a maximum of 60 years, with credit for 219 days incarcerated, according to court documents.
In exchange for her plea, the prosecution agreed to dismiss five felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13; one felony count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13; one felony count of committing/procuring gross indecency between females; one felony count of accosting children for immoral purposes; and one misdemeanor count of selling or furnishing alcohol to a minor.
Irving also agreed to testify against Travis Scott Thiry, 45, at his upcoming jury trial set to begin Oct. 12, court documents indicate. According to Thiry's social media, the pair are engaged.
Thiry faces 11 felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13, as well as drug and other felony charges. Court records also list Thiry as a fourth-time habitual offender.
The charges stem from an investigation by the Menominee County Sheriff's Office that resulted in detectives and deputies executing a search warrant at a Lake Township residence Jan. 28.
According to the sheriff's office, the investigation had been underway for about one week before the search was issued.
Irving and Thiry were subsequently arrested and lodged in the Menominee County Jail on $750,000 cash bonds. Both were arraigned in the Menominee County 95A District Court on Jan. 29.
Thiry is serving a prison sentence for a separate case while he awaits his upcoming trial.
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Sophie Vogelmann can be reached at 906-786-2021 or svogelmann@dailypress.net.