MISSOURI
Fulton Sun
By Don Norfleet
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Gerald James Howard, 67, a priest who may have worked as a counselor in Callaway County during the 1980s, remains in Cooper County Jail after a judge rejected a motion to dismiss charges against him.
Howard is facing a series of child sodomy and kidnapping charges in Cooper County. He will remain in Cooper County Jail with his bond set at $1.5 million.
On Thursday Cooper County Circuit Judge Robert L. Koffman denied a motion by Howard’s defense attorney to dismiss the charges against Howard, contending the statute of limitations prohibited prosecution.
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