LANSING — A man from Dighton, in Osceola County, could spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually assaulting a child.
Ryan Beebe, 35, was convicted Thursday, October 30, 2025 on several counts of Criminal Sexual Conduct, two of them in the First Degree (penetration), two in the Second Degree.
According to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, the crimes happened between 2016 and 2021 when Beebe and the victim, who was 8 years old when the assaults began, lived in the same Wexford County home.
Beebe was charged by the Wexford County prosecutor in January, but the case was turned over to the Michigan AG’s office.
In a statement, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said, “No child should ever endure the pain and trauma of sexual abuse. My office will continue to stand with and

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