(Note: The opinion of the Michigan Court of Appeals, which serves as the primary source for this article, remains subject to revision until its final publication in the Michigan Appeals Reports.) MENOMINEE — The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the prison term for a former Menominee County sheriff’s deputy convicted in 2024 of sexually abusing a student while serving as a school resource officer. A Menominee County jury in March 2024 had found 62-year-old Brian William Helfert guilty of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a weapon. He was sentenced in the 41st Circuit ...