MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK

March 18, 2009

<font color = green>A.M. UPDATE:</font> Pennsylvania hearing reset for Muskogee man


Prosecutors in Pennsylvania delayed the scheduled Wednesday preliminary hearing for a Muskogee man charged with numerous sex-related charges involving a male juvenile.

A new hearing date of March 25 was set.

Court documents in Pennsylvania reflect Roger Bingham, 37, allegedly confirmed a 15-year-old North Apollo, Pa., boy’s statements to police there about meeting Bingham after they communicated via the Internet and about a sexual relationship.

Bingham remains in Armstrong County Jail in Pennsylvania in lieu of $125,000 bond.

Bingham, a longtime Muskogee resident, has been charged in Muskogee County District Court with 26 counts of oral sodomy against one or more juveniles in Muskogee County.