Students react to Corbin verdict

By Mariah Richards
Edited by Erin Hillard and John Morelli

Former CMU faculty member, Alan Bruce Corbin was found guilty of ten counts of child molestation on January 30, 2008.

Corbin was found guilty on five counts of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree with a person under the age of 13, and five counts of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, with a person under the age of 13. The second degree charges alone carry a sentence of up to fifteen years in prison.

Corbin’s sentencing will take place on March 7.

“I had a class with him when I first went to CMU,” said former CMU student Ashley Wilson. “He just seemed sort of strange. Still, I never would have thought that he was doing things like this. I felt sort of sick when I heard this.”

Mount Pleasant resident Karen Judge said that she was glad about the verdict.

“I hate that these things happen in our community, but I’m glad that the court did its job and convicted him. I hope they keep him in prison as long as possible.”

Student worker Elisha Richards said the verdict was not a surprise to her.

“I work in the same building he did,” she said. “Whenever I saw him, I felt like crossing to the other side of the hallway. He was a real creeper.”