MISSOURI
KMBC
LIBERTY, Mo. — The patriarch of a family accused in a western Missouri sex crimes case was ordered released on his own recognizance Friday, pending his trial on charges that he and four of his sons molested young relatives three decades ago.
A judge released Burrell Mohler Sr., 79, on an own recognizance bond, which obligates him to show up for further court proceedings. It will be the first time Mohler has been free since November 2009, when he and four of his sons were accused of sexually assaulting the young girls for several years at the family’s rural farm. The alleged victims, who said they’d repressed the memories, said some of them were forced as children into marriages with the men.
Mohler’s attorney, Kimberly Benjamin, argued that he has been “rotting in jail” with serious health issues while his trial continues to be delayed.
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