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Pretrial hearing set in child rape case

A Corbin man is scheduled to appear in Knox Circuit Court on Friday to face a nine-count grand jury indictment charging him with an assortment of sexual abuse offenses. Carl Wayne Weddle, 36, was indicted by a Knox County grand jury on three counts of Rape in the First Degree for...

Keavy man facing rape, sodomy, impersonating a peace officer charges

A Keavy man has been charged with rape, sodomy, unlawful imprisonment and impersonating a peace officer in connection with a Sept. 4 sexual assault incident in Laurel County. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Walter Earl Darling, 46, Monday night. “The suspect has been...

Corbin man indicted for rape, sodomy, sexual abuse of child

A Corbin man was indicted Friday on multiple charges of rape, sodomy and sexual abuse. Carl Wayne Weddle, 35, was named in the nine-count indictment returned in Knox Circuit Court. According to the indictment, the incidents, involving a single victim, who was under the age of 12,...

Laforest accepts 25-year prison offer in sodomy, incest, sex abuse case

A Corbin man, who is accused of sodomizing, sexually abusing and having sexual intercourse with a female relative under the age of 12, will be spending at least the next two decades behind bars. James Laforest, 34, had been scheduled to stand trial Wednesday but instead entered...
Posted On 24 Oct 2019

Corbin man indicted on rape, sodomy charges in Laurel County

A Corbin man was indicted Friday in Laurel County for allegedly raping and sodomzing a 15-year-old. Brian Allen Johnston, Jr., 31, is facing charges of third-degree rape and third-degree sodomy. Johnston was arrested March 20 at his home on College Street following an...

Sodomy, sexual abuse trial continued as defendant goes for competency evaluation

The trial of a Keavy man accused of sexually abusing and sodomizing a four-year-old in 2017 that had been scheduled to begin Thursday, has been postponed. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

Investigation leads to rape, sodomy, additional sexual abuse charges against Corbin man

A Corbin man previously charged with sexual abuse involving teen girls is facing additional charges. Danny Ray Collinger, 32, of Corbin, was arrested March 8 following an investigation by Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs...

Man accused of sodomizing child wants jury to decide his fate

A man accused of sodomizing and raping a child under the age of 12 is taking his case before a jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 09 Jan 2019
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Sexual abuse sodomy indictment returned in Laurel County

A Keavy man is being held in the Laurel County Correctional Facility on a $100,000 cash bond after police say he sexually abused and sodomized a four-year-old in 2017. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Corbin man arrested on sodomy, incest, sexual abuse charges

A Corbin man indicted Monday on charges of sodomy, incest and sexual abuse, was arrested Wednesday after appearing in Whitley District Court on an unrelated matter. Corbin Police arrested Joshua Jones, 38, on a warrant stemming from the indictment, while he was appearing in court...
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