SEXUAL ABUSE TRIAL BEGINS
27.07.10Filed Under: ECI News
Testimony has begun in the trial of a Muncie woman accused of encouraging her husband to sexually abuse a mentally disabled woman in their care. Both 49-year old Patricia Tackett and her husband, 51-year old Duane Tackett, are standing trial on rape, sexual misconduct and child seduction charges. Delaware County Prosecutor Mark McKinney says sex acts were performed on the girl beginning when she was 14—she has the mental capacity of an eight-year old.
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