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by Matt Dinger Published: August 5, 2014
A 19-year-old Edmond man accused of committing sex crimes against children while volunteering in Kenya will remain in federal custody for now, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Matthew Lane Durham was charged last month in Oklahoma City federal court with four counts of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
Tuesday, Durham was charged with additional counts of traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places and aggravated sexual abuse.
He was scheduled to be released on $10,000 bail Tuesday afternoon by a judge, but prosecutors appealed the decision.
A second judge issued an order Tuesday halting Durham’s release until the appeal can be heard.
Prosecutors argue that Durham confessed to committing the acts both in writing and on video. He has also repeatedly threatened to burn down the house of a witness, according to the appeal.
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