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	Testimony in Incest Case ABC 3 April 8, 2008 http://www.whsv.com/virginiaap/headlines/17385649.html [with video of testimony] A daughter of a civil rights icon who served as a top lieutenant to Martin Luther King Junior testified Monday that her father regularly molested her beginning when she was just six years old. The Reverend James L. Bevel went on trial for incest in Loudoun County Circuit Court. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. While the criminal charges revolve around a single incident that allegedly occurred in the early 1990s when the daughter was a teenager, Monday's testimony indicated a pattern of abuse. An ex-wife of Bevel also testified that he instructed his family and followers in the commune that it was parents' obligation to "sexually orientate" their children, which she thought meant they were to have sex with them. The Associated Press generally does not identify the victims of sexual abuse. The daughter testified that she is one of at least 14 children Bevel has with several different women. Bevel was a leading figure in the civil rights movement and was with King when he was assassinated 40 years ago. He also is credited with helping to conceive and organize the Million Man March. Bevel was the running mate of political maverick Lyndon LaRouche on a 1992 presidential ticket.
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