Sexual abuse trial set
Published 9:33 am Friday, June 1, 2018
- David Meek
A Clark County man charged with touching a girl inappropriately over her clothes is set for a trial Monday.
David Meek, 57, of 7 Almond St., was arrested May 12 by Winchester Police on a warrant for second-degree sexual abuse.
According to court documents, Meek allegedly touched a 9-year-old girl’s “private” parts over her clothes in a church sanctuary March 30. The church was not identified.
Meek is being held in the Clark County Detention Center on a $25,000 bond, though he could be released by posting $2,500.
The charge is a misdemeanor with a maximum 12-month sentence upon conviction. The trial is scheduled in Clark District Court.
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