Bullskin Twp. man will gace trial
CONNELLSVILLE – A Bullskin Township man charged with assaulting two young girls will stand trial following a ruling issued Friday in the matter. District Magisterial Judge Ronald Haggerty ruled that all charges lodged against Samuel R. Halfhill, including two counts each of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and corruption of minors be bound over to court following testimony during the preliminary hearing.
“I think the prosecution has proved their case,” Haggerty told defense counsel, attorney David Lint.
Lint had requested that all charges filed by state police against his client be dismissed.
Halfhill, 60, of 137 Polecat Hollow Road is accused of assaulting the two girls, now ages 14 and 12, from June 1995 to June 2000 while he was in their home.
During separate testimony, the girls told Fayette County Assistant District Attorney Jack Heneks that Halfhill entered rooms where they were sleeping, awoke them and then touch them. “He told me that he wasn’t doing anything wrong,” testified the now 12-year-old. “(He told me) this is how you show love.”
The two testified that the information was shared with a family member who then alerted police.
Halfhill remains free on a $10,000 unsecured bond.