Sunday, March 19, 2006
Cop gets suspended sentence, probation for molesting retarded 9-year-old girl
A former reserve officer admitted Friday in Allen Superior Court to inappropriately touching a 9-year-old girl in December 2004 under a plea agreement calling for probation.Full Article
Matthew Govan, 46, entered a guilty plea to a newly filed charge of sexual battery. The original charges -- three counts of child molesting, one of which was punishable by 20 to 50 years in prison -- will be dismissed at sentencing if a judge accepts the plea agreement.