Court hearing scheduled for former Alto Pass reverend accused of child sex abuse

JONESBORO, Ill. -- The Rev. Bill Vandergraph, 74, of Alto Pass, Ill., will return to court in September on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Vandergraph is accused of allegedly committing two sexual acts with a 4-year-old girl between January and May 2010. Union County Judge Mark Boie set a status hearing for 9 a.m. Sept. 4. There have been several delays in the case due to questions about the ex-pastor's mental fitness to stand trial.

Vandergraph, former pastor of Full Gospel Pentecostal Church in Alto Pass and a former Union County school bus driver, is charged with a class X felony, carrying a potential sentence of six to 60 years in prison, and two Class 2 felonies, each carrying potential sentences of 14 years.

Pertinent address:

Alto Pass, IL

Jonesboro, IL