AUGUST 4--A home inspector charged with forcing himself on a Tickle Me Elmo doll wants a judge to quash what police say are verbal and written confessions to the creepy crime, which allegedly occurred in the nursery of a Michigan residence, records show.
Lawyers for Kevin VanLuven, 59, have asked a Circuit Court judge to suppress their client’s statements, which came after cops were summoned to a suburban Detroit home in March.
Prosecutors have opposed the defense motion, which contends that VanLuven was improperly questioned while in police custody.
A hearing on the suppression motion is scheduled for August 17.
According to court filings, VanLuven (right) was inspecting the Oxford Township home on behalf of a potential purchaser. The home’s owners had let VanLuven, another inspector, the buyers, and a real estate agent into the property on March 12.