FULLERTON : Man Pleads Not Guilty in Molestation
A former youth group leader pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he molested four young boys at the First Evangelical Free Church, court officials said.
Michael Webb Blinkhorn, 29, of Placentia could face trial later this year on 18 felony counts of lewd conduct with the four youths, who range in age from 12 to 15, according to prosecutors.
He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
The molestations allegedly took place in Blinkhorn’s Placentia home between January, 1991, and July, 1993, authorities said.
None of the boys were in Blinkhorn’s youth group, which included Bible study programs, officials said.
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