Pikeville man indicted for rape of a child

A 20-year-old Pikeville man was indicted in August by the Bledsoe County Grand Jury on charges including child rape, according to court documents, but was just recently arrested on the charges after being released from Rhea County Jail

The Grand Jury returned two indictments against Austin Hughes of Aggravated Sexual Battery and Rape of a Child.

For more, see the September 24 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner.