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complaints of any similar issues at
camp. We are closely monitoring the
situation. We have communicated
amarack Camps staff mem-
with the authorities and have offered
ber Jesse Hermann, 34, is
our cooperation.
being charged with four
"Throughout Mr. Herman's asso-
counts of criminal sexual activ-
ciation with the camp, we have fol-
ity after an arrest by Canton police
lowed our normal hiring practices
on Feb. 15. Hermann of Walled
and have conducted background
Lake worked as a counselor for the
checks. The background checks were
Tamarack Family Camp program,
clear."
which takes place
In addition, Engel pro-
during several week-
vided the following infor-
ends throughout the
mation to the Jewish News:
year at the Butzel
"During Mr. Hermann's
Conference Center in
tenure, we did not receive
Ortonville.
any complaints which
According to
would cause us to be
a representative
concerned about similar
from the Canton
conduct. There was an
Police Department,
unrelated incident that
Hermann was arrest-
took place last October,
ed and charged with
in a crowded dining hall,
four felony counts
with
many adults and staff
Jesse Herman
as the result of an
around. We investigated
ongoing investigation by the depart-
this incident and took appropriate
ment's detective bureau. The charges
steps to address this issue.
include two counts of "child sexually
"Given the troubling nature of the
abusive community activity" and two charges, we felt it was important to
counts of "computer Internet com-
make our community aware of this
munication with another person in
issue. This is consistent with the
order to commit a crime," according
agency's philosophy of ensuring that
to information provided by the 35th
the health, safety and well-being of
District Court in Plymouth. The
our camp community remain our
police refused to disclose further
primary objective."
details of the investigation at press
A parent whose son was involved
time.
in the above-mentioned October
Hermann attended Tamarack as a
2012 incident said what began as
camper more than two decades ago
harmless roughhousing between
and was hired by Tamarack Camps
Hermann and a group of campers
in July 2009, where he used his tal-
escalated into a fight that ended with
Hermann punching the boy in the
ent as a fused glass artist to serve as
a part-time art instructor in addi-
face, breaking his glasses and bruis-
tion to assisting at family weekend
ing his eye.
retreats. Tamarack Camps Executive
The boy's father, who requested
Director Steve Engel said many
anonymity, said he reported the
incident to Family Camp Director
Tamarack employees are former
Helayne Shaw. Hermann apologized
campers or have been referred by
other camp staff.
to the boy and remained on the
A Feb. 15 email from Engel
camp staff, according to the boy's
announced Hermann's arrest to the
father, working as a counselor at the
Tamarack community and stated
New Year's family camp weekend in
he would not be returning to camp.
January 2013.
Hermann is being held on
Following is an excerpt:
"To the best of our knowledge,
$100,000 bond in a Wayne County
jail facility in Detroit. A preliminary
this arrest is not connected with
exam is scheduled for March 1 in the
our camp or any of our program
participants. We have not received
35th District Court in Plymouth.

Contributing Writer

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