FLINT (AP) — An attorney representing ex-Michigan State basketball star Mateen Cleaves has asked a judge to disqualify the Wayne County prosecutor’s office from Cleaves’ sexual assault case.

Attorney Frank Manley said in a motion that Cleaves’ accuser is a member of a Wayne County child sexual abuse taskforce. The case is being handled by the Detroit-based Wayne County
prosecutor’s office because of a conflict raised by the Genesee County prosecutor.

Manley’s move prompted a Flint district court judge to cancel a recent preliminary examination.

Cleaves, 38, is charged with assaulting a woman at a motel last summer after a charity golf event. He has denied the charge.

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