WEST VIRGINIA
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph
PRINCETON — An emotional outburst by a victim and his mother followed the ruling of a judge Friday to allow an admitted child sex abuser to remain free on bond.
Fayette County Judge Charles Vickers declined to revoke the bond of Timothy Probert, 57, of Princeton, who pleaded guilty in Mercer County Circuit Court Monday to 37 charges related to child sexual abuse.
“What about the kids who live beside him?” the victim yelled to the judge following the adjournment of the hearing.
“You didn’t even hear about his trustworthiness!” the victim’s mother screamed, as she began crying hysterically.
Vickers was assigned to the case in 2015 after Mercer County Circuit Court judges Omar Aboulhosn, Derek Swope and William “Bill” Sadler recused themselves citing conflicts of interest. …
Probert, who was arrested in 2013, is a former youth volunteer at Westminster Presbyterian Church and mentor for the Working to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect (WE CAN) program.
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