WEST VIRGINIA
WVNS
[with video]
By Douglas Fritz
By Jessie Gavin, Digital Journalist
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. –
Tim Probert was arrested and charged Thursday with 38 counts of Felony Child Abuse.
He formerly served as a youth mentor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Mercer County. 59News was in court on Thursday during Probert’s arraignment.
So far, about a dozen victims have come forward accusing the former church youth volunteer and mentor, Tim Probert, of sexual abuse.
The first documented case dates all the way back to 1986.
On Thursday, Probert was charged with 22 counts of Sex abuse by a parent, guardian or custodian, 6 counts of First Degree Sex Abuse, 7 counts of Third Degree Sex Assault, 2 counts of Use of a minor in sexually explicit content and 1 count of Distribution and display of obscene matter to a minor.
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