WEST VIRGINIA
Bluefield Daily Telegraph

By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph

PRINCETON — The mother of a boy who was allegedly sexually abused by a church youth volunteer is losing faith in the justice system after the case has dragged on in the courts for more than two years.

The woman, who was interviewed by the Daily Telegraph on the condition of anonymity, is the mother of one of nine victims allegedly molested by Timothy Probert, a former volunteer at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bluefield and mentor for the Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect (WE CAN) program in Mercer County.

“It keeps the wounds open and prevents us from healing like we need to be able to do,” the mother said. “How unfair is it that the victims have almost no say in any part of the process? We just have to wait for someone else to…