Case continues for man accused of molesting daughter
KAYE THORNBRUGH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 12 months AGO
Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College. | December 31, 2020 1:00 AM
HAYDEN — A man accused of molesting his daughter has been bound over to district court.
The 36-year-old Hayden man is charged with lewd conduct with a child under 16, a felony. He was released from jail this month on a $50,000 surety bond.
The charge stems from late November, when the 12-year-old girl allegedly told her mother she needed to wear one-piece pajamas to bed because her father sometimes put his hand down her pants while he thought she was asleep.
She allegedly described to police four instances in which her father touched her inappropriately.
Police arrested the man on Dec. 1. Judge James Stow issued a no contact order between the man and his children earlier this month.
The case has been referred to district court for further action.
The Press is not naming the suspect at this time because that would reveal the identity of the victim.
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