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| NewsWednesday, May 9, 2007 3:20 PM CDT |
Love's bond raised to $300,000 on new charges
BLOOMINGTON — A judge granted a request by prosecutors to set bond at $300,000 for James C. Love, who faces new charges that he molested children after sedating them. Love, 37, must post $30,000 cash to be released from jail on the two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two counts of aggravated battery relating to sedation. On Tuesday, defense attorney Steve Skelton objected to the state’s request for a bond in excess of the amount sought Friday when Love was charged with similar criminal offenses involving a child. Love was released Saturday after posting $10,000. Terming the new allegations “a cheap ploy” by the state to keep Love incarcerated, Skelton said “it’s pretty obvious they wanted to make bond as oppressive as they could.” Skelton said he will enter pleas of innocent to all charges when Love is arraigned May 18. The defense asked Love be allowed to post an additional $10,000 on the new charges. Skelton said he did not believe Love would be able to post the additional bond. A large group of friends and family members attended the bond hearing. Assistant State’s Attorney Michelle Brooks told Judge Paul Lawrence that Love “sedated the victims and molested them while they were sleeping in his house.” She said one victim woke up during the alleged incident. Two teenage boys interviewed by police this week offered identical versions of the alleged abuse, said Brooks. She said the boys also were interviewed by the Children’s Advocacy Center. The center is staffed by people trained in talking to minors who may have been sexually abused. “We have three separate cases and interviews continue to be scheduled in these cases,” Brooks told the court. As a condition of his bond, Love was ordered to have no contact with persons under the age of 17. |
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