Arraignment set in sexual assault case

Three members of a Marble Hill, Mo., church charged with sexually assaulting a mentally retarded woman were bound over for trial March 14.

After hearing final testimony in March 14's preliminary hearing, Bollinger County Associate Circuit Judge Scott Thomsen determined there was probable cause for the charges of first-degree sexual assault and deviant sexual assault against Frank Burgess, 43, a part-time teacher at the Marble Hill Chapel; Sunday school teacher Bruce Johnson, 44; and song leader Hurley Dixon, 67. Their circuit arraignment was set for March 28. The woman reportedly has the mental capacity of a 5-year old.

She told investigators the men had sex with her at different locations, including at their homes and at the church.