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Updated: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005 | Posted: 11:22 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005
Frank Dunn, the chief of police in McMechen, W. Va, and former Moundsville police officer, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with three sexually related felonys.
Dunn is charged with one count of incest, one count of sexual abuse, and one count of sexual assault in the second degree.
The allegations came to light after police responded to Dunn's home last month on a domestic abuse call.
"While they were investigating the domestic, the allegations of some sexual misconduct came to light," said Sgt. Thomas Wagner of the West Virginia State Police. "And because of the relationship between Frank Dunn and the police department they referred the case to me, so it was unbiased."
Bond is set at $30,000.
Police say if convicted on all counts, 63 year-old Dunn could spend the rest of his life in prison.
Police tell NEWS9 they are still investigating this incident, and they are seeking a second victim related to this case.
A preliminary hearing will be held in the next 10 days, unless Dunn waives that. Then it would go before the Marshall County Grand Jury in March.
John Paul, NEWS9
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