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Mercer was the keyboardist for Mac Saturn, a fast-rising rock band. After the charges were announced, Mac Saturn said Mercer was no longer in the band. Mac Saturn ended a national tour because of the charges against Mercer.
The Detroit band says it will donate money to a charity for sexual abuse survivors after the arrest of its ex-keyboardist
Judge David Grand ruled on Monday that Mercer, 27, be detained until his Feb. 9 preliminary examination. Grand said Mercer's actions show him to be an extreme danger to the community.
The band members not only make music together, but they live together in Detroit’s Historic Boston Edison District