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Day 2 Of The Jury Trial For Mark Rolfe
Russ Survance
Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:17:33 EST
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Friday morning in Huron County Circuit Court, before the Honorable Judge Prill, the case against Mark Rolfe proceeded.
Today 10 people testified in court on behalf of the prosecutors office. There were a lot of emotions in the case of a few of the testimonies provided.
Most of the testimony just reaffirmed what the other witnesses testified to. But there were definitely a few differences in some of the testimony that were given. All but one of the testimony given were from female witnesses, that were between 13-18 years of age at the time - and not all of them were workers at the theater but the vast majority were. The other testimony was given from a Bad Axe Police Officer regarding his role in the investigation obtaining information and providing video of the theater.
A lot of the witnesses said that they felt that Mark Rolfe was more of a friend than a boss. They trusted him, some confided in him and he made it feel like a safe place to share anything with him.
Gifts was a common thread. He gave gifts freely, and some of them expensive gifts.
Most of the witnesses worked for Rolfe for a couple to a few years, some were shorter, but 2-3 years was a common thread.
Most of the witnesses said the inappropriate conversations started immediately or within a few weeks of starting working there.
The defense attorney brought up the idea that making minimum wage, they could have gone and gotten another job somewhere else, if they felt uncomfortable there.
Monday is another day of testimony, so we will bring you more of an update about day 3 then.
*Due to respect for our judicial system and the instruction given to the jury - we are limiting what we disclose and how much we disclose till after the completion of the jury trial. But we will continue to give you updates as this court case progresses.
