MONROE - The attorney appointed to a Monroe man facing three counts of first-degree sexual assault called on the court to dismiss the case unless new evidence has been discovered.
Micki Frederick Nafzger, 22, was charged Sept. 28 with three Class B felony counts stemming from assaults on three separate children. The charges were amended from an earlier summary which included the phrase "without great bodily harm" with the felony counts.
Nafzger's attorney Guy Taylor told the Green County Circuit Court on Monday to "consider the age of the actions." Charges against Nafzger are based on two events on the same day in 2007 and another incident from 2008.
"These allegations have been kicking around for years," Taylor said, and noted that Nafzger was never charged as a juvenile.
The first two incidents allegedly occurred in 2007 in the Town of Brooklyn. According to the children's testimony, Nafzger entered a bedroom while they slept and locked the door. Each said Nafzger asked them whether they would like to play a game before he removed his clothes and theirs. He then said he was going to do something "fun" and told them not to be frightened. They said Nafzger sexually assaulted them and then left the room.
At the time of the first alleged assault, Nafzger was 13 years old. All three of the children were under the age of 13. He was charged after one of the victims mentioned the assault while talking to police about an unrelated case with police in February of 2015.
Taylor also called on the court to eliminate the $3,000 cash bail requested by the Green County District Attorney's office. Attorney Craig Nolen asked for bail to be set at $25,000 with a combined cash and signature bond. Judge Thomas Vale granted a smaller bond after asking Nafzger whether he has family in the city and discovering Nafzger lives with his grandmother.
"These are serious felonies alleged," Vale said. "I will set bail in the total amount of $10,000 with $9,000 of that allowed to be a signature bond."
Vale added that he would allow the full amount in a signature bond if a family member would be willing to co-sign with Nafzger.
The maximum possible sentence for the charges is 120 years in prison.
Micki Frederick Nafzger, 22, was charged Sept. 28 with three Class B felony counts stemming from assaults on three separate children. The charges were amended from an earlier summary which included the phrase "without great bodily harm" with the felony counts.
Nafzger's attorney Guy Taylor told the Green County Circuit Court on Monday to "consider the age of the actions." Charges against Nafzger are based on two events on the same day in 2007 and another incident from 2008.
"These allegations have been kicking around for years," Taylor said, and noted that Nafzger was never charged as a juvenile.
The first two incidents allegedly occurred in 2007 in the Town of Brooklyn. According to the children's testimony, Nafzger entered a bedroom while they slept and locked the door. Each said Nafzger asked them whether they would like to play a game before he removed his clothes and theirs. He then said he was going to do something "fun" and told them not to be frightened. They said Nafzger sexually assaulted them and then left the room.
At the time of the first alleged assault, Nafzger was 13 years old. All three of the children were under the age of 13. He was charged after one of the victims mentioned the assault while talking to police about an unrelated case with police in February of 2015.
Taylor also called on the court to eliminate the $3,000 cash bail requested by the Green County District Attorney's office. Attorney Craig Nolen asked for bail to be set at $25,000 with a combined cash and signature bond. Judge Thomas Vale granted a smaller bond after asking Nafzger whether he has family in the city and discovering Nafzger lives with his grandmother.
"These are serious felonies alleged," Vale said. "I will set bail in the total amount of $10,000 with $9,000 of that allowed to be a signature bond."
Vale added that he would allow the full amount in a signature bond if a family member would be willing to co-sign with Nafzger.
The maximum possible sentence for the charges is 120 years in prison.