NewsJanuary 28, 2008
Hearing delayed on abuse charges against SW Missouri pastor
PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Prosecutors want another month before presenting their case in court against the leader of a southwest Missouri church charged with abusing two girls. Court records show that a McDonald County judge granted the request to delay a preliminary hearing on charges against the Rev. Raymond Lambert...
PINEVILLE, Mo. (AP) -- Prosecutors want another month before presenting their case in court against the leader of a southwest Missouri church charged with abusing two girls.
Court records show that a McDonald County judge granted the request to delay a preliminary hearing on charges against the Rev. Raymond Lambert.
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A preliminary hearing is where prosecutors present evidence for the judge to decide if the case should go to trial.
Lambert had been due in court Monday the hearing. A judged entered a plea of not guilty for Lambert at an earlier hearing.
The 52-year-old pastor faces eight counts including sexual abuse and child molestation. The prosecutor refiled the charges in December one month after unexpectedly dropping the case.
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