ILLINOIS
The Southern
BY BRENT STEWART, THE SOUTHERN
JONESBORO — Bill Vandergraph, a former Alto Pass pastor accused of sexually abusing a minor, is currently scheduled for a fitness exam and a second fitness hearing.
Vandergraph’s attorney, Allen James, said Tuesday his client will be evaluated by St. Louis psychiatrist Angeline Stanislaus on Aug. 22. The next fitness hearing is set for Sept. 4.
On July 10, Union County Presiding Judge Mark Boie approved another fitness hearing for Vandergraph.
Concerns about Vandergraph’s mental fitness, caused by depression and possible dementia, have been an issue in court proceedings. Psychiatrist Naeem A. Qureshi, MD, testified Vandergraph was fit to stand trial in a fitness hearing in April 2011.
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