Julie
Banovic
(WXYZ)
- A Detroit Police officer charged with sexual misconduct while responding to a
9-1-1 call was in court today.
During
the preliminary exam, the victim gave graphic detail about what she said
happened the night of the alleged assault.
Detroit
Police Officer Deon Nunlee sat at the defense table looking down at the ground
while he listened to the victim describe in detail how she said Nunlee made her
massage his private parts even though she told him to stop.
“His
pants are still on. It was his uniform
and my hands are just rubbing his private area,” said the victim.
The
alleged assault happened last October when Officer Nunlee and his partner
responded to a domestic dispute between the victim and her boyfriend.
The
prosecutor asked the victim how that made her feel.
“Disbelief,”
said the victim.
The
victim said she was showing Officer Nunlee where her boyfriend damaged the
upstairs when Officer Nunlee grabbed her wrists and forced her to touch him and
told her to like it.
“Act
like I enjoy it. Act like I like
it. Do it like I enjoy it,” said the
victim.
The
prosecution asked the victim how that made her feel. “Disgusting,” said the victim.
The
two were only inches from her 6-year-old son sleeping in bed. Nunlee’s partner
was downstairs questioning the victim’s boyfriend.
“Then
he would whisper to me and told me to shut up and be quiet and don’t say
anything,” said the victim.
The
victim said at one point her 6-year-old son woke up.
“He
wakes up and he tells my son go back to sleep now, go back to sleep,” said the
victim.
The
victim said she and Nunlee went back downstairs and then he made her go back
upstairs. That’s when the two really struggled.
“Officer
Nunlee pulls my pants down and we were tousling over my pants. He’s pulling them down and I’m pulling them
up. Officer Nunlee is. I’m pulling them
up and he’s pulling them down. And he
squats down on his knees,” said the victim.
The
victim said that’s when Nunlee licked around her private part.
“He
then comes up on one leg and he pulls my shirt up and I’m just telling him to
stop and he’s just telling me to be quiet.,“ said the victim.
Defense
attorney Antonio Tuddles tried to
discredit the victim because she didn’t tell anyone of the assault until later
and didn’t tell police until the next day.
“You
understood that another officer was downstairs badge and gun. You understood that right?” asked Tuddles.
The
victim responded with a yes.
“You
understood your boyfriend who house you were living in right? You understood that didn’t you?” asked
Tuddles. The victim responded yes. “You choose not to do that,” said Tudles.
Nunlee
is charged with three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct and one
count of assault with intent to penetrate and one count of misconduct in
office.
Nunlee
and his attorney refused to speak after court.
Nunlee will be back in court in May.
Nunlee
has been suspended without pay.