Bobolts commits PPO violation, Pokorzynski first hearing since December
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ALPENA -- Aaron Pokorzynski, 37, had his first court hearing since December on Monday in the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena.
Pokorzynski is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct and three counts of first- degree criminal sexual conduct.
The first-degree charges refer to a case where Pokorzynski allegedly had sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old child while serving as their tennis instructor at the APlex in 2012.
The second-degree charge involves an incident in 2021 with a separate individual who he was also an instructor for.
Monday's hearing follows the Michigan Court of Appeals decision to deny an application for leave to appeal from Attorney Matt Wojda, Pokorzynski’s attorney at the time. The Court of Appeals responded with the denial on May 7 "for failure to persuade the court of the need for immediate appellate review.”
The leave to appeal was filed on Jan. 7 after Wojda disagreed with a decision by 26th Circuit Court Judge Ed Black to admit evidence of gifts given to the alleged victims by Pokorzynski as evidence of alleged grooming.
According to MiCourt, as of June 3, Pokorzynski is now represented by Attorney Gary Springstead, who is based in Fremont, MI.
Springstead and Pokorzynski both appeared in court in person at Monday's hearing.
Springstead said there are no outstanding issues at this point but he has not had a chance to deep dive into the case yet. He said he will have enough time to uncover any issues by Pokorzynski's next court date at 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 8. Any motions in limine will also need to be filed by that date. A motion in limine is a request made to a judge before a trial starts. It asks the court to keep certain evidence or arguments out of the trial, or to allow specific information in.
Pokorzynski's next hearing will be a final status conference at 1:15 p.m. on Sept. 8. He is scheduled for a four day jury trial beginning Oct. 13.
FREDERICK BOBOLTS
Frederick Bobolts, 61, was arraigned in the 26th Circuit Court for allegations of a personal protection order (PPO) violation also on Monday.
Bobolts has multiple domestic violence and assault charges. He is also charged with Animals-Killing/Torturing and multiple second-degree and third-degree child abuse charges, as well as two aggravated stalking charges.
He was given a $250 cash/surety bond and is placed on the highest level of GPS tether tracking system possible.
"This is not a criminal case, so it's an alleged PPO violation," Black said. "It's not an aggravated stalking violation. That's something that's being dealt with down in district court."
Bobolts will have another hearing about the alleged PPO violation at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 25 in the 26th Circuit Court.
Black said he has been told that there are multiple allegations of PPO violations by Bobolts, but this is the only violation that has been filed.
Alpena County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Alyssa Miller said she is not sure how PPO violations get filed or who files them, but that there are several criminal charges resulting from numerous violations of the protection order.
The alleged PPO violation was filed due to a text message sent by Bobolts to the alleged victim, which he is now forbidden to have any contact with.
Black said he did not have the context for what the text message was.
Miller said she is not sure what the text message said because it was deleted. She is not sure if the alleged victim was able to screenshot the message before it was deleted.
Black said in the PPO there is some ability for Bobolts to have communication with the alleged victim if it’s concerning his minor children.
Miller responded that there are now no-contact orders for the alleged victim and the children, meaning Bobolts should not have any communication or contact with any of them.