WEST VIRGINIA
The Exponent Telegram
by Matt Harvey Assistant Managing Editor
CLARKSBURG — A 70-year-old sex offender under house arrest for his crimes against a teenage girl wants to be released or placed on probation. His lawyer is scheduled to argue the case before the state Supreme Court Tuesday.
Bridgeport’s Charles R. Elder was sentenced to 10 to 20 years of house arrest in early 2009 by Harrison Circuit Judge James A. Matish. Elder’s crimes: Sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust and third-degree sexual assault.
Elder’s challenge of his house arrest hinges on multiple arguments presented to the justices by Huntington lawyer Steven Cook.
Among Cook’s assertions: …
3 Matish allegedly abused his discretion by not granting Elder’s request to attend services at the Weston Church of God.
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