Cleaves' attorney wants prosecutor's office off sex case


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FLINT, Mich. (AP) — An attorney representing ex-Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves wants a judge to disqualify the Wayne County prosecutor's office from Cleaves' sexual assault case.

Attorney Frank Manley said in a motion that Cleaves' accuser is a member of a Wayne County child sexual abuse taskforce. The case is being handled by the Detroit-based Wayne County prosecutor's office because of a conflict raised by the Genesee County prosecutor.

Manley's move prompted a Flint judge to cancel Tuesday's preliminary examination.

The prosecutor's office says it will respond in court to Manley's motions. A July 29 hearing is scheduled.

The 38-year-old Cleaves is charged with assaulting a woman at a motel last summer. He denies the charge.

Cleaves led Michigan State to the 2000 NCAA basketball championship. He played for four NBA teams.

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This story has been corrected to show that the prosecutor provided the wrong hearing date. It is July 29, not July 28.

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