State charges dropped in alleged assault of girl

Saturday, August 23, 2003

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Prosecutors dropped state charges against a man accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in a discount store, clearing the way for a federal trial in October, officials said.

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