CMC Forum editor-in-chief Michael Wilner CMC '11 has been accused of assault and battery of a CMC girl on February 27, 2011, according to the Claremont Police department log. Wilner reportedly punched the female student four times in the face at a school dance and insulted her boyfriend, calling him a loser. The incident reportedly took place when the alleged victim refused to give up her spot on the dance floor. According to witnesses, Wilner was pushing for a space at the front of the concert. The area was already overcrowded and he became confrontational.
The Claremont Conservative has decided to honor the anonymity of the alleged victim, who, though a previous blotter mistakenly said she declined to prosecute, has now filed criminal charges against Wilner. Although an initial police blotter claimed she did not seek medical attention, a source close to her notes that she later did when she noticed scratches and bruising around her eye and face. Later that day, the victim returned to the police station where the police took down a report that was sent to the district attorney.
She has also referred the matter to the school's judicial board, or J-Board, where it will be tried after March break. During March break, Wilner is set to go to Kuwait University on a school-sponsored trip with Professors Bassam Frangieh and Lisa Cody. It is not known at this time whether or not he will still be attending given the charges filed against him.
This wasn't the first time that Wilner has had a run in with the law. He was arrested on October 31, 2010 at Harwood Halloween for resisting arrest and drunken disorderly conduct. His bail was set at $10,000 and spent the night in a holding cell. That record is here.
We don't know why Wilner's bail was set at $10,000 which seems shockingly high.
Wilner could not be reached for comment on this story. All three police logs are below, with the most recent to least recent down below.
The Claremont Conservative has decided to honor the anonymity of the alleged victim, who, though a previous blotter mistakenly said she declined to prosecute, has now filed criminal charges against Wilner. Although an initial police blotter claimed she did not seek medical attention, a source close to her notes that she later did when she noticed scratches and bruising around her eye and face. Later that day, the victim returned to the police station where the police took down a report that was sent to the district attorney.
She has also referred the matter to the school's judicial board, or J-Board, where it will be tried after March break. During March break, Wilner is set to go to Kuwait University on a school-sponsored trip with Professors Bassam Frangieh and Lisa Cody. It is not known at this time whether or not he will still be attending given the charges filed against him.
This wasn't the first time that Wilner has had a run in with the law. He was arrested on October 31, 2010 at Harwood Halloween for resisting arrest and drunken disorderly conduct. His bail was set at $10,000 and spent the night in a holding cell. That record is here.
We don't know why Wilner's bail was set at $10,000 which seems shockingly high.
Wilner could not be reached for comment on this story. All three police logs are below, with the most recent to least recent down below.




