June 27, 2009
Some Sex Charges Dismissed Against Church Worker
TROY, OH -- A charge of rape and four counts of gross sexual imposition against a youth leader and director of children’s church at Vandalia Baptist Temple were dismissed Thursday, June 25, but Shawn P. Rickert remains jailed on four additional gross sexual imposition charges. Refiling of the charges dismissed against Rickert, 38, who lives near Tipp City, will be sought through a Miami County grand jury, sheriff’s Detective Dave Norman said. The charges were dismissed in county Municipal Court because the alleged victim, now age 10, was not available at court Thursday to testify regarding specific allegations.Click Here For The Full Story......