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Court Appearance for Man Charged with Sexual Assault
An area resident will be back in court in a few weeks on a host of felony charges for allegedly having sexual contact with a young girl.

Knox County Circuit Court records indicate 26-year old James Laird of London Mills made a court appearance Wednesday with his public defender.

Laird allegedly had sexual contact with a female under the age of 13 on several occasions between October of last year, and two weeks ago when he was arrested. Court records indicate Laird was on probation on a domestic battery conviction when the alleged acts took place.

Charges Laird faces include Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault, Criminal Sexual Assault, and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.

Laird is jailed on $200,000 dollars bond and will be in court for a preliminary hearing March 13th. A hearing is also scheduled to be held on a request to reduce Laird's bond.
02 29 12 by Newsroom
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