Alleged sex offender has bond revoked
by Lawrence Keeney
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A Pond Fork area man in jail awaiting trial on multiple child sexual assault related offenses is back in jail after violating the terms of his bond. The reason for the revocation apparently comes from an entirely different order from Boone County Circuit Judge Will Thompson. On Saturday, Thompson signed an order revoking the bond issued for David Ray Daniels, 60, of the Wharton area. During the past three years Daniels had been arrested and indicted at least twice on separate sexual assault related charges dating back, investigators speculate, ten years. Until last weekend, Daniels was out on bond. He had been preparing for a trial on charges he showed sexually explicit material to an underage female family member and allegedly "asking her to pose for him." Daniels’ trial, scheduled for last month, was postponed for at least an additional two months while the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office appealed a ruling made by Thompson in the case to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The hearing came from a controversy regarding whether or not an investigation into Daniels’ conduct instigated by troopers at least ten years ago could be addressed in court. Both prosecutors and defense acknowledged the investigation had taken place, but investigators had been unable to locate either the case files compiled in the investigation, nor could they even determine with any certainty who the investigating officer was. Judge Thompson ruled that since no case files were forthcoming, the court could not allow them to be addressed in the upcoming trial. At press time, the hearing before Justices had yet to be scheduled. While that matter of law was being addressed, the judge allowed Daniels to remain free on bond. While on bond, Daniels was ordered to be placed on home confinement, and a monitoring bracelet was placed on the defendant’s leg. Recently, Judge Thompson approved a request by Daniels to allow him to leave his home for short periods of time in order to perform some minor home maintenance tasks around the residence. As there had been some questions regarding the length of time needed to perform these tasks, Thompson ordered that Daniels turn in photographic evidence to prove he had done the work. Daniels turned in the photos, and these photos in turn leg to his bond being revoked. Court records indicate that Daniels turned in the photos to home confinement Connie Harmon. Harmon was unaware what the purpose of the photos was. She reported to Judge Thompson that in her opinion, the photos had been printed on a home computer photocopier. As a condition of his bond, the judge specifically ordered that Daniels have no personal computers of any type in his home. On Saturday morning, deputies searched the home and reportedly found two computers in the garage apartment attached to the home. Deputies seized the computers and arrested Daniels for violating the terms of his bond. Daniels’ bond revocation hearing has yet to be scheduled, but officials said it is unlikely to occur before Oct. 20.
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