KENTUCKY
Ledger Independent
CHRISTY HOOTS christy.hoots@lee.net
VANCEBURG | A former Lewis County preacher accused of sexual abuse will be sent for a psychiatric evaluation before a trial date can be set in the case.
Duncan Aker, who was most recently living in Greensburg, Ind., was arrested in May and charged with five counts of sexual abuse and four counts of sodomy after a Lewis County grand jury handed down an indictment against him in April.
During a pretrial hearing on Friday, Aker’s attorney, Daniel Dickerson asked the court to send Aker for a psychiatric evaluation to see if he is competent to stand trial and form criminal intent.
Circuit Court Judge Robert C. Conley approved the request and asked the motion be submitted.
According to the May indictment, Aker allegedly engaged in sexual intercourse and sexual contact through forcible compulsion with a male under the age of 12 between October 2007 and March 2010.
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