Bloomington Police make Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault arrest

Posted on April 13, 2023
Anyone with information should contact Bloomington Police. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Wikipedia.org)

By Jake Fogal

BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division concluded a lengthy investigation on Wednesday that dealt with multiple counts of Sexual Assault.

(Photo Courtesy of Bloomington Police Department)

BPD Officers arrested 26-year old Michelle Blessent without incident on Wednesday. Blessent has been charged with five counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault.

Bond was set at $1 million, requiring Blessent to post 10%, or $100,000 cash to be released from jail.

The circumstances behind this incident are still pending investigation by the Bloomington Police Department.

Anyone with information should contact Bloomington Police.

Jake Fogal can be reached at [email protected].

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