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	Tipp City Man Released from Jail, Sex Charges Dropped WHIO October 21, 2009 http://www.whiotv.com/news/21363892/detail.html TROY, Ohio -- A Tipp City man who was being held in the Miami County Jail in Troy since June 16 on four counts of gross sexual imposition is a free man. Shawn P. Rickert, 38, was released from jail on Friday and the four charges against him were nullified after his rights for a speedy trial were violated, explained Miami County Prosecutor Gary Nasal. The prosecuting attorney blamed human error in his office. He is now investigating what happened and is looking at his options. Rickert was charged with eight criminal offenses in Miami County Municipal Court with one count of rape and three counts of gross sexual imposition dismissed without prejudice, which means that the charges could be refilled, said an embarrassed Nasal. Detectives said Rickert’s alleged victim was a 10-year-old girl. They also said that Rickert was an associate with the Vandalia Baptist Temple at the time of his arrest on June 15. Detectives noted the alleged crimes did not happen at the church. Church officials have declined to comment on the advice of their attorney. Nasal is looking for a way to file new charges against Rickert and have him re-arrested and booked back in the county jail. His bond was set at $105,000 until the time the charges were dismissed.
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