Redford man charged with sexually assaulting mother-in-law, beating her and teen with bat

Norman Muscat, 39, is facing criminal sexual conduct, felonious assault, child abuse and other charges.
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REDFORD TWP. (WWJ) - A Redford Township man who was shot by police over the weekend is facing rape, assault, child abuse and weapons charges.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said 39-year old Norman Louis Muscat is accused of beat his mother-in-law with a bat before he sexually assaulting her at a home in the 26530 block of Plymouth Road in Redford, early Saturday morning.

Following the attack, authorities allege that Muscat hit a 14-year-old boy with a bat and threatened his wife with a knife before police arrived on the scene.

Muscat was shot once by an officer after he came out of the house armed with a rifle, according to prosecutors. authorities..

He was treated at a local hospital for a gunshot wound to the chest.

Tuesday morning he was arranged in 17th District Court and remanded to jail without bond.

The charges are as follows: One count of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, one count of Third-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, two counts of Second-Degree Child Abuse, one count of Child Abuse – Second-Degree Committed in the Presence of Another Child, six counts of Felonious Assault, and one count of Felony Firearm.

Muscat's next scheduled court appearance is a Probable Cause Conference scheduled for March 29.

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