WEST VIRGINIA
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
By SAMANTHA PERRY, Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — A former church youth volunteer and child mentor has been indicted on 50 charges related to alleged sexual abuse of children.
An indictment was returned against Timothy Probert, 56, of Mercer County, Tuesday, Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ash said.
Probert was arrested in December 2013 on 38 counts of child sexual abuse related charges. The 12 new charges stem from another victim coming forward and additional charges being added in other cases, Sgt. M.D. Clemons, with the Crimes Against Children Unit of the West Virginia State Police, said.
The charges in the indictment include 27 counts of sexual abuse by a custodian, 17 counts of first-degree sexual abuse, three counts of third-degree sexual assault, one count of second-degree sexual assault, one count of first-degree sexual assault and one count of delivery of a Schedule IV controlled substance.
Clemons said the controlled substance charge stems from Probert allegedly providing alcohol and controlled substances to one of the victims.
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