Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen Gray charged Ellis Monday with second-degree statutory rape and second-degree statutory sodomy in a 1997 case.
According to the probable cause statement, Ellis, who was 26-years-old at the time, repeatedly had sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl over a two year period.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled April 9 in Bollinger County court for both cases.
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