Go get several speeding tickets and dont pay the fines, then you'll have a warrent out for your arrest go to jail for 30 days or so pay your debt to society, once you get out then you play ten dollars on qp your chances will go up..... now you'll have your day....... just kidding..... keep playing and your day will come after another criminal win first.

I'm waiting to see stories that start "Lottery winner is a traffic offender with a leadfoot past" or "Lottery winner is extra flatulent; everyone hurries past"

The lottery is not about some (mostly self-perceived) "goodness" as a person. Want to be rewarded for your "goodness", go to church ... or court.

The money will hopefully keep him from committing any more crimes.

I don't believe Karma is anything more than a person's bad habits eventually destroying them.  Sometimes the bad guys win and the good guys lose.  This MIGHT be a case of bad guys winning.

I don't know the circumstances of his sexual assault charge but to receive such a conviction usually requires a significant violation.  It was almost 10 years ago.  For the sake of society and his family and friends I truly hope he maintains the straight and narrow.

Every time I read stories like this I feel good about the lottery, especially in a karmic since.  I feel that people like this don't "deserve to win."  But then its my my opinion.  But the good news is...

IF THEY CAN WIN SO CAN I.  SO CAN ANY OF US. YEAH!  I don't have to be a saint or a perfect person.  God does not BLESS us with lottery winnings,  its random and destiny of the people.  It was his destiny to be a criminal and his destiny to win the lottery.  It may be his destiny to get shot in the head  or die from cancer or turn back to his old ways like David Edwards and lose it all who knows?

But we all have a chance at winning the lottery, and this guy and others like him prove it.

Good luck to all.

Leave the guy alone. Like it says, he turned his life around. Yeah, he did some things (IN THE PAST), and he now has the chance to help others (Hopefully)! I wish him good luck and God bless!!! WHo knows, I could be the next winner, which would sure be nice.

He's only been out for about a year and eight months. Hardly enough time to prove he's turned his life around. If you had kids would you feel comfortable letting him move next door to you? After all, what he did was just in the past.

I'm amazed at how apparently forgiving some of you are with a guy (who was 35 at the time) that took advantage of a 13 year old girl....

In my mind, a 35 yr old man deserves a lot more than jail time for even thinking about a 13 yr old girl in anything other than a plutonic way.  He's a sexual devient, or pervert, or whatever you want to call him. There needs to be a heck of a lot more offense free time out of jail than this guy has for me to let any underage female alone in his company.  Had he done this to my 13 yr old daughter, he wouldn't be around to win the lottery.  He'd have been on a one way trip and no one would have ever seen him again. 

But who am I to judge this particular man? I don't know him personally thank God. Everyone over the age of 17 has a chance to win the lottery. This is not the first time a criminal offender has won in Michigan (although I don't know which jackpot as it was several years ago).  There have been other convicted criminals in other states who have won also.

You want to prevent convicted criminals from winning the lottery, you gotta change the rules.  Start a petition in your state that says convicted criminals or certain specific convicted crime perps are not allowed to play the lottery. Otherwise, you have  nothing to complain about.

Peace out.

I wish him luck.   It is sad that people don't give others a chance to turn their life around with out continuing to dig a little deeper with the sword.

We do not know if he has gotten right with God, thereforth  we should not judge.

sorry, i wanted to comment but i couldn't concentrate after the sentence "committing a criminal sexual assault with the intent to commit penetration" - where his pants out and his ....... i mean, how did they determine ..... never mind .. no comment - about the offence or the alleged rehabilition. 

I was wondering that too. I mean, they say it wasen't forced, so it could be brought down from rape. Plea bargained.  My husband says its still rape in his mind. Don't know the law, but if she's "under the influence" isn't the taking advantage of the situation still rape?  But who knows........They never said anything about rehabilitation though.  At least what i read.  I'm not sure what his level is rated.  I wonder what his community thinks.  With the intent to...............? Wonder what they mean by that. The article I read said she admitted to having been with him 2 times.