13 WTHR IndianapolisMartinsville minister charged with molesting girl, 6

Martinsville minister charged with molesting girl, 6

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MARTINSVILLE - A central Indiana minister faces two counts of child molesting involving a 6-year-old girl, but his attorney says nothing ever happened.

Sixty-three-year-old William Bruce McDaniel of Gosport is out on bail after surrendering to Morgan County authorities on Friday.

A Morgan County detective filed a court affidavit saying the incident occurred earlier this year at McDaniel's home about 40 miles southwest of Indianapolis.

McDaniel's attorney, John Boren, said Tuesday his client denies the allegation and that nothing ever happened between the minister and the girl.

A judge has issued a no-contact order that bars McDaniel from being within 1,000 feet of the child.

The Reporter-Times reports McDaniel was scheduled to serve as a pastor at a youth camp in southern Indiana this month but canceled.

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