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	Official: Minister's Preliminary Hearing Rescheduled By Hawkins Teague Murray Ledger & Times August 18, 2011 http://murrayledger.com/news/local/official-minister-s-preliminary-hearing-rescheduled/article_e49e8f8a-c9a2-11e0-a1a6-001cc4c002e0.html The preliminary hearing for the Hazel minister charged with sexual abuse has been moved to Sept. 12. According to Kentucky State Police, the agency received a complaint on Aug. 9 from the parents of a juvenile alleging that sexual abuse had taken place the evening before between their son and Robert Meredith, 50, a pastor at Green Plain Church of Christ in Hazel. After Trooper Russell Boyd interviewed Meredith as part of the investigation, he was arrested and charged with Sexual Abuse in the First Degree (Victim under 12), KSP spokesman Trooper Dean Patterson said. The charge is a Class C felony, which carries a possible penalty of 5-10 years in a state penitentiary, Calloway District Judge Randy Hutchens said at Meredith’s arraignment on Aug. 10. Meredith was lodged in the Calloway County Jail and a $10,000 cash bond was set. The District Court Office said the preliminary hearing had been moved to 8:30 a.m. Sept. 12 and that the bond conditions remain the same. Meredith is not allowed to have any communication, direct or indirect, with the alleged victim or any person under 16, including his own children. He is also not allowed to leave Calloway County. Individuals facing charges are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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