PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — A former church youth volunteer in Bluefield is facing new charges of sexual abuse involving children.
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that an indictment has been returned against 56-year-old Timothy Probert.
Probert was arrested in December 2013 on three dozen counts of child sexual abuse-related charges. Sgt. M.D. Clemons of the West Virginia State Police said 12 new charges stem from another victim coming forward and additional charges being added in other cases.
Clemons said the charges involve nine young teenagers.
Probert is a former youth volunteer at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bluefield.
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