Huck trial set

Child molestation case will be heard by Judge Kenneth Pratte

By TERESA RESSEL
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Thursday, July 24, 2008 10:30 AM CDT

FARMINGTON — The trial date has been set for a Ste. Genevieve County man accused of molesting children his wife babysat.

On Friday, William E. Huck Sr.’s trial was set for March 23-25 before Circuit Court Judge Kenneth W. Pratte in St. Francois County on a change of venue from Ste. Genevieve County.

Huck, 60, has three cases before Judge Pratte which include about 30 statutory sodomy and child molestation charges.

Huck was arrested in March of 2007 and reportedly confessed to molesting several children over the past three decades.

The alleged victims included a 15-month-old boy and other children under the age of 5. The abuse allegedly happened during times when Huck’s wife was away from the center. Authorities have said Huck’s wife was unaware of the abuse. She is not charged.

He used fear to manipulate at least one child, according to police. Huck, a retired railroad worker, had no previous criminal record.

Teresa Ressel is a reporter for the Daily Journal and can be reached at 573-431-2010, ext. 179 or at tressel@dailyjournalonline.com.

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