WEST VIRGINIA
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Posted: Sunday, March 1, 2015
By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — A special judge has been called in to try the case of a former church volunteer accused of sexually molesting young boys after all three Mercer County circuit court judges recused themselves from the case.
Retired Fayette County Judge Charles Vickers has been appointed to try the case of Timothy Probert, 56, of Mercer County, who is facing 50 charges related to alleged sexual abuse of children, Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ash said.
Probert was indicted in February on the charges. Ash said after indictments are handed down, cases are assigned to the judges.
“It came out assigned to (Judge Omar) Aboulhosn,” Ash said. Aboulhosn cited a conflict of interest, and the case was then sent to judges Derek Swope and William “Bill” Saddler, who also cited conflicts of interest.
Because the judges disqualified themselves, a senior status judge was assigned to the case, Ash said.
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