A Pocahontas man charged in June 2023 with sexually assaulting a teenager during a church youth meeting has pled guilty to a lesser charge.
Jamie Don Flanery was arrested in June of 2023 on suspicion of first-degree sexual assault, a Class A felony.
The victim claimed that when she was 15 years old, Flanery allegedly grabbed and kissed her during a church youth group meeting in 2012.
Flanery pled guilty in early February to a lesser misdemeanor charge of harassment.
Judge Rob Ratton sentenced Flanery to 12 months suspended imposition of sentence and ordered him to pay $2,040 in fines and court costs in $100 monthly installments.
Flanery also has a no contact order with the victim.
Original Story:
Randolph County Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Teenager
JUN 17, 2023
Randolph County authorities have arrested a man for sexually assaulted a teen several years ago.
According to court documents the victim stated to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Investigators that when she was 15 years old she was sexually assaulted and abused by the suspect identified as Jamie Flanery.
The victim told authorities that she and Flanery attended the same church and the abuse began with the suspect requesting sexually explicit photos of the victim.
The victim stated that as members of the church’s “youth group” were at the suspects house one night, Flannery grabbed her and kissed her.
The victim also described another incident where Flanery got into her car and sexually assaulted her.
The victim told authorities she later texted the suspects wife and a Randolph County area pastor, Gary Moore, about the assault according to the report.
Moore stated to investigators that Flanery had admitted to kissing the victim.
Court documents stated that Moore said he reached out to Flanery, telling him to “swear on the word of God” and asked him if he did what the victim accused him.
The affidavit continues with Moore stating Flanery then told him “yes I did, but I didn’t do anything to her that she didn’t ask or she wasn’t ok with.”
On June 6th a judge found probable cause to arrest Flanery.
Flanery is charged with
first-degree sexual assault.