Nearly 5 years later, Clovis man accused of 2 decades of child molestation, to face trial

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A antheral who was arrested successful 2020 and was accused of molesting aggregate children nether the property of 14 for 2 decades is going to trial, astir 5 years later.

On Nov. 25, 2020, the sheriff's bureau said they arrested Nathaniel Stephen Myers from Clovis. Deputies astatine the clip arrested him connected six counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a kid nether 14.

Nathaniel Myers (Fresno County Sheriff's Office)

According to tribunal documents, Myers was released a time aboriginal connected Nov. 26.

The sheriff's bureau said an probe recovered that Myers had molested aggregate children nether the property of 14. The charges against Myers commencement from 2001 to 2017.

Myers is facing charges of 4 counts of Lewd oregon Lascivious Act with a Minor and 2 counts of continuous intersexual maltreatment of a child.

In the past fewer years, Myers has had assorted hearings regarding this case. According to tribunal documents, successful 2021 and 2023, helium pleaded not blameworthy to the assorted charges. For 2020, 2024 and this year, determination are nary disposition events oregon pleas listed.

Now, astir 5 years later, aft the lawsuit was filed successful 2020, helium volition beryllium going to trial.

The Fresno County District Attorney's Office says that Myers' lawsuit was delayed due to the fact that it was filed successful 2020. That is erstwhile tribunal operations were "significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic." The DA's bureau mentioned that the pandemic led to wide delays successful the scheduling and solution of transgression matters, including trials.

Since then, this lawsuit has continued to determination done the judicial process, with assorted ineligible proceedings taking spot including preliminary hearings, motions, and changes successful defence counsel.

According to the DA's office, Myers posted enslaved for $690,000 a fewer days aft helium was arrested and has been retired of custody since then. The DA's bureau said determination were nary further presumption with him being retired of custody.

The assemblage proceedings date, according to tribunal documents, volition beryllium connected Nov. 3 of this year.