The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO

February 12, 2009

<img src="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/policeandfire.gif" border=0 > Area man charged in child-sex case


COLUMBUS, Kan. — Cherokee County Attorney John Bullard has filed a charge of felony aggravated indecent liberties with a child against a Baxter Springs man.

Matthew J. Plummer, age unavailable, was charged in Cherokee County District Court.

The charge alleges that in June and July 2007, Plummer had sexual intercourse with a child older than 14 but younger than 16 who didn’t consent.