Press Release
February 22, 2008

CHILD MOLESTATION CHARGES CERTIFIED TO GRAND JURY


Fifteen charges of sexual abuse brought against a Covington man have been certified to the Alleghany County Grand Jury after a hearing Friday in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Jason Lundquist was arrested in October 2007 and charged with five counts of aggravated sexual battery, five counts of animate object penetration and five counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Ed Stein said that Lundquist waved his right to have evidence presented in a preliminary hearing after his attorney had an opportunity to review the evidence in the case. The case will now be presented to the next Grand Jury, which meets April 14. Lundquist has been held without bond in the Alleghany Regional Jail since his arrest.

Stein said that the allegations against Lundquist involve a 12 year old girl. He was involved in a relationship with the victim’s mother at the time the offenses occurred. Lundquist was charged after a joint investigation by the Alleghany County Department of Social Services and the Covington Police Department.