Nader Nassif
Courtesy of WCSO
Nader Nassif, a 29-year-old Ann Arbor defense attorney and Downtown Development Authority member arrested Wednesday, was formally charged Friday afternoon with sexual assault in the 15th District Court, police have confirmed.
Nassif was charged with one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and released from custody that same day on a $25,000 bond, according to officials with the Washtenaw County Jail. The records did not indicate if it was a 10 percent bond.
Third-degree CSC involves penetration and can also involve force or coercion. It is a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
Ann Arbor police on Saturday couldn't discuss details of the case. The department policy is to not release information about sexual assaults currently under investigation because of the sensitive nature of the cases, said Lt. Robert Pfannes.
Nassif was arrested Wednesday in the 200 block of South Fourth Avenue.
The arraignment was initially scheduled to take place Friday at Pittsfield Township's 14A-1 District Court, but the venue was changed to the 15th District Court in downtown Ann Arbor.
Nassif is a criminal defense attorney and a member of the Ann Arbor DDA since 2011. He is a former attorney with the Washtenaw County Public Defender's Office and the Lorandos Joshi Law Firm, and currently runs his own law firm, The Nassif Law Firm PLLC, at 202 E. Huron St. in Ann Arbor.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.